Susan Meyer - Watercolor Artist
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For as long as I can remember, creating images and capturing moments has been my passion. As a child, it didn't matter  if I used crayons or pencils. I looked at things differently even then. When my teacher asked me to paint a tree, I painted three different ones. For me, art was a pure expression of what I was beginning to notice in my life.

Today, after raising my two daughters, I am blessed to devote all of my time to painting and teaching classes. I either paint every day or prepare for what I am going to paint, by manipulating images on my computer. I use my computer like a sketchbook. It helps me to transform the pictures I take into the piece I want to paint.

This is my joy. Painting is my way of working through thoughts and issues and sometimes releasing what troubles me. Yet, what you see on the canvas, are the moments I most want to remember and celebrate; the strength of a cowboy, the beauty of the desert, the warm embrace of a mother, the free spirit of a child. The innocence, humor and positive nature of people are what I most want to paint.
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Education
1987             Associates Degree in Fine Arts 
                     Midland College, Midland, TX

1984             Coursework in painting, drawing, and design 
                     The University of Texas at El Paso

1966-1968    New Mexico State University

Workshops: 
Warren Taylor, Dan Burt, Katherine Chang Lou, Jeannie McGuire, Don Andrews, and Jim Kosvanec

Professional Experience
 1990 to present Teacher Watercolor Painting

Selected Juried Watercolor Art Exhibitions
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Aqueous Open, 2010
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 2005
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual, 2008

Honors and Awards
Honorable Mention, “Jazz Man”
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition, 2007
Purchased by Arvada Colorado Center for the Arts and Humanities

Best in Show, “Ballerina”
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Exhibition, 2005

Best in Show, “Girl Talk”
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Exhibition, 2004

Grand Prize in Art, “Honeybee”
Oro Valley Show, 2001


Membership in Watercolor Societies

Signature Member

            Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
            Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild

Associate Member

            National Watercolor Society

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