THE STORM

Artist: Susan Outlaw

Medium: Oil on panel

18" x 24"

Born is Mainz, Germany, Susan Outlaw is a Canadian realist painter with a background in commercial design. Susan worked for years as the art director for a noted Burlington advertising firm, but changed direction to devote more time to family and return to her original passion, painting.

Susan’s work can be found in various private and corporate collections throughout Southern Ontario. She has sold her paintings internationally including the prestigious 47 Park Place Hotel in London, England. She started teaching oil painting at Dundas Valley School of Art in 2016 to adult students. She has received multiple awards for her work, including from the Ontario Arts Council. Susan donates her prints or paintings yearly to such causes as the St. Joseph’s Villa Foundation, Dundas Valley School of Art Auction and Ryan’s Rays, to name a few. 

Artist’s Statement  
This painting was inspired by a sudden weather change while sailing in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Singer Island, Florida. My photo references and experience of that moment begged to be captured in paint. The foreboding clouds are juxtaposed by flecks of brilliant sky, a reminder that storms are not everlasting and are often followed with blue skies – an optimistic mindset during the current pandemic storm. 

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