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

I love making art. I love the way I make art. And I love the art I make.

My intuitive creative process is very special to me. It allows art to emerge freely from a place inside me that always seems to be filled with positive energy and light.

It’s a place where my imagination joins with my knowledge and memories from a lifetime's affinity with nature, allowing me to capture the essence of my subjects, with every moment of childlike wonder I've ever felt being distilled into each new piece I create.

I draw freehand, with spontaneity, and choose my colours instinctively. No reference photos or planning. I simply let the lines and shapes find their own way. I like to work fast and pour a lot of energy into what I’m creating.

I love how that energy makes itself visible, either physically in the strokes I make or in the overall character and spirit of each finished piece.

My inspiration: my childhood

My childhood was special. Energy all around me. My family. Three older brothers, always fun. Two older sisters, always caring. Best mum and dad in the world.

And me, the littlest, loved by all.

Praise. Laughter. Creativity. Fairy tales. True life stories. All of us encouraged to be the individuals we should be.

And me, happy to take it all in.

In spite of losing my dad when I was seven, I cherish the memory of my childhood. It was such an intensely warm, interesting, loving time, an experience that shaped everything I am.

My mum was Austrian, arriving in England in 1947. She knew what it was to feel different. And she gave me a deep understanding of the value of being true to myself.

I carry a consciousness of my childhood with me every single day.

A lifelong love of nature

As a kid growing up in rural North Yorkshire when I did, it was almost impossible not to make a strong connection with nature.

I loved all the wild flowers that grew in the fields and hedgerows and the creatures and birds that thrive there too.

I learned all about them, absorbed all their detail and gave them a permanent place in my heart, along with the rich true colours that nature is made of.

My close affinity with nature became an integral part of me.

Flowers particularly will always play a significant role in my art.

Portraying flowers from my imagination allows my creativity to run free. I can draw on my memory of a real flower and make it my own, or simply make up a beautiful new flower to take your imagination to a new place without you even realising it.

Flowers may be the sole focus of my art, or they can provide colour and beauty to compliment or support the main subject.

With flowers, the possibilities are endless.

My art gives me the means to bring colourful, positive energy into our world.

It allows me to share my deep connection with nature and the organic world, and the warmth and sense of individuality and freedom I grew up with.

When I see what I've created, I'm often surprised at how I feel.

My eyes open wider. My heart feels warmer. I'm transported to a world that connects me to the things I value most.

I hope my art will take you to your own special world, a place that lifts your heart, brightens your eyes and feeds your soul, just like it does for me.

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