SUE BRASWELL

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Education

1972-1976, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
1976-1977, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
1999-2005, Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia; studied with Scott Hutchison, Tania Karpowitz, Sara Poly, Rick Weaver, Diane Tessler, Danni Dawson, and Rob Liberace
2016-2019, studied with Michael Davis

Juried Exhibits

2003, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA “Small Works Exhibit”
2004, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA “37th Annual Patrons’ Show”
2004, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA “All-Media Show”
2007-2023, Piedmont Regional Art Show, The Plains, VA
2016, George Mason University Hylton Center, Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Manassas, VA
2021, National Association of Women Artists, Winter Small Works Online Exhibit
2021, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Small Works, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC
2021, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Finalist in Still Life
2022, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Spring International Online Exhibit
2022, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America, Wilcox Gallery, Jackson, WY
2022, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Finalist in Still Life
2022, Art Renewal Center, 16th International Salon, Finalist
2023, Richeson75 International Still Life and Floral Competition, Finalist with two paintings
2023, Richeson75 International Landscape, Seascape and Architecture Competition, Finalist
2023, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2023, Piedmont Regional Art Show, Awarded Best in Show
2023, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Fall International Online Exhibit
2024, Richeson75 International Small Works Competition, Finalist

Statement

My studies in the 1970s and 80s were focused on printmaking and drawing. A decade later after a career in graphic design, I returned to the fine arts, specifically oil painting.

I live an hour west of Washington, DC on a horse farm in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The farm inhabitants and surroundings offer continual inspiration. However, still-life and figure painting are equal endeavors. Painting is a splendid way to get to know any subject. In elusive outdoor settings, there is always more going on than first perceived. And while I can control the set-up of a studio painting, I invariably make wonderful discoveries as I paint my way through the objects that I arrange and cast a light on. With every painting there is a balance of trying to hold onto my intial intentions while incorporating those discoveries. My hope is that viewers experience similar revelations, as their eye travels through my work.