Sue Bennett is a classically trained artist who paints to express beauty. "My intent is to capture the heart of the subject and I get completely caught up in it." Her paintings have been included in over 45 exhibits around the nation. She works most frequently in oil and enjoys watermedia and pastel.
Whitewater rafting and traveling with husband and dogs fuels her inspiration. You can find her on a river bank, in a field, or by the edge of a marsh.
"Being out in nature allows me to study the nuances needed to convey my interpretation of the scene."
- Contemporary Artist
- Phone: 949.338.0729
- Studio: Jacksonville
My background in art education empha- sizes a strong foundation of classical art training, greatly influencing my artistic focus and direction. My intent is to capture, on paper or canvas, mysterious and thought provoking scenes. Nature with its moods and soft edges has always inspired me to draw and paint abstracts, landscapes or figure studies. My art is in private collections nationwide; I've exhibited in galleries and juried shows in S. California, NW Arkansas and S. Oregon.
Carla has won numerous awards in local art shows and is presently the President of the Josephine County Artists Association. She paints portraits in oil, landscapes and still life in oils and pastel, and abstracts in acrylic. Her art hangs at Gallery One in Grants Pass, OR and at Rogue Gallery & Art Center in Medford, OR.
I entered my first competition in 1957, in Redding, California, my home town. Those first two paintings took 1st in oil and Best of Show. Today, after 60 years of painting, I feel free to paint what wants to be painted — and sometimes, it's a surprise to me what comes off the easel. My intention and objective is always to express Love and to uplift and to enliven the viewer.
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