Local artist, Susan Flanders, specializes in landscape oils and large floral designs on canvas. Her passion to paint became a reality when she moved to Southern California several years ago and was struck by the sheer beauty of her environment.
Susan uses photography and value sketches on location before she begins to paint. She also draws on her background as a floral designer for strengths in composition. She is currently painting on commission.
Strongly influenced by her training with Master Painter, Sebastian Capella, her work in identifiable by her use of clean, bold color in a realistic manner. In Susan's words, "My appreciation of nature is deeply spiritual, and I am blessed to have this time to record on canvas the excitement I feel about life."
Styles: Landscape, representational
Memberships: La Jolla Art Association
Classes: Sebastian Capella, Robert Moore, Michael Albrechtsen
Awards & Exhibits: 1st Place, San Diego Fine Art Exhibition, 1997; Exhibitor in 1999 Annual Awards Show; Honorable Mention, San Diego Fine Art Exhibition, 2001