 "First let me say that I consider my talent to be a
gift from God, and with that comes an enormous responsibility. I have
determined my mission is Earth Stewardship and my work is dedicated to
the preservation of our wildlife and wildlands.
In
each drawing I create, I capture the true spirit of the animal. By
letting the intimacy of my experiences flow through me and into my work
is how the viewer has the opportunity to feel the powerful emotions and
hopes I have for the animals.
I work in Pen and Ink and Prisma® Colored Pencil in life size. The
detail becomes more textural, the color more powerful, and the end
effect, at times, monumental.
I am also a poet, author and environmentalist. Animal Tracks,
the environmental education program I created for Wal-Mart®, later
adopted by the National Wildlife Federation, represents the first time
I combined all of my talents to create a unified body of work dedicated
to influencing the public on a national level to participate in the
resolution of environmental issues.
The American Wildlife Expeditions
are my challenge to bring the actual conditions of America's treasured
wildlife and wildlands to our nation's attention by depicting the
animals, their habitats and a story of our travels through each region.
When it is all said and done, it will be my life's work. Time well
spent..."
ArtistCollections:
• Eagle Portfolio and Panda Portfolio, Hallmark Gallery Collection
• River Journeys Portfolio, First National Bank Collection, Little Rock, AR
• Arkansas Wilderness Portfolio, Library of Congress Collection, Vatican Collection, and Arkansas State
Capital Collection
• American Wildlife Expeditions I and II, National Museum of Women in the Arts Archives
• Individual Etchings, White House Collection
Solo Exhibitions:
• National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
• Hallmark Gallery, Kansas City, KS
• Wildlife of the World, Aspen, CO and Carmel, CA
• Huntsman Gallery, Aspen, CO
• Ellis Gallery, Telluride, CO
• Audubon Galllery, Charleston, SC
• Capital Rotunda, Little Rock, AR
Awards:
• United Nations Award for Corporate Excellence in the Environment
• Good Housekeeping Green Seal
• Best in Show, National Wildlife Art Show, Kansas City, MO
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Arkansas Governor's Arts Awards
Author and Poet
• River Journeys, Governor David Pryor declared Susan a Arkansas State Treasure upon release
of this book.
• Arkansas Wildlife
• Arkansas Wilderness
• Animal Tracks
• America's Wildlife and Wildlands, Journey I, The Great Southwest
• America's Wildlife and Wildlands, Journey II, The Southern Wetlands
Environmentalist
• Animal Tracks Educational Program
• American Wildlife and Wildlands Expeditions
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