About me, my art... and you

"...nature captured through intuition and memory. Absolutely beautiful!" (Resh, Oct 24)

Artist Susan Marie Williams in art studio drawing a hyacinth artwork with oil pastels

I love making art. And I love the art I make. Otherwise I couldn't possibly share it with the world.

One of the reasons I love making art is my intuitive creative process. I combine my imagination with my knowledge and memory of how things look in order to capture the essence of my subjects.

Drawing freehand, with spontaneity, and choosing colours instinctively, I love to work fast, which results in images that are full of life and movement.

When the finished artwork looks exciting to me - whether through the dynamism in the pastel or brush strokes, or through the vitality and warmth in its gorgeous colours and lively spirit - then I feel like I’ve really accomplished something special that will bring more love, light and energy into the world.

My inspiration: my childhood

I loved being a kid. Energy all around me. My family. Me the littlest, loved by all. All of us encouraged to be whatever we wanted to be. Praise. Creativity. Fairy tales. True life stories. And me, happy to soak it all up.

I cherish the memory of my childhood as an intensely warm, loving time, an experience that shaped so much of what I am. And I carry that feeling proudly with me every day.

I carry it into my art through my imagination, my intuitive creative process, my instinct to never follow the crowd, and through the flowers I paint and the colours I use, both of which often add a childlike exuberance which, of course, I absolutely love.

More inspiration: nature

Growing up in rural North Yorkshire, I made a strong connection with nature.

I loved all the wild flowers that grow in the hedgerows, learned their names and absorbed all their detail. The wonderful shapes, colours and designs found a special place in my heart.

This experience gave me an innate understanding of how flowers work and helps me express their essence imaginatively in my artworks.

My whole life, I've never lost touch with the feeling nature gives me. Nature can play such a powerful role in giving us a deep sense of completeness, peace and belonging. Whoever we are, wherever we are.

And I think this feeling is something that we all value, whether we're aware of it or not.

I create art because it’s the best thing in the world that I can do for myself. I’m compelled to do it. It completes me. And my brain itches when I can’t do enough of it.

But it has the potential added benefit of being the best thing I can do for you.

There are many ways this can happen.

My work might strike a chord and take you back to your own childhood, or remind you of another precious time in your life when colour, light and energy reigned. Or it might take you back to a moment you’d even forgotten.

Perhaps you'll like one of my art prints or originals because you're looking for a pretty floral picture to fill a space on your wall.

Or because it would make the perfect gift for your favourite person.

Or it might cheer you up when you’re down.

Or it simply makes you happy when you see it, no explanation needed.

All these are beautiful ways for an artist to feel validated.

It's really THE BEST to know I've brought something into our world that, from the moment you see it and whatever the reason, makes your life lighter, brighter and better.

Then… I can happily go ahead and do it all over again 😊

Thankyou for reading. And thankyou for appreciating what I do.

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