Susan Erskine-Jones began training as an artist in South Africa.
She gained a distinction in printmaking at Natal Technikon before moving to Cape
Town where she studied printmaking under
Pippa Skotness of Micheallis University. Since moving to the UK she has
studied a further year at Amersham College, Buckinghamshire, concentrating on painting,
for which she gained a distinction.
Susan continues to work in both printmaking and painting. She is inspired by the
landscapes around her, although the early impressions and memories of the open spaces,
the coast and clear light of the South African Cape still strongly influence her
work.
I want people to see my paintings and respond to the shapes, colours, and textures,
and the way they interact with each other. My work conveys the atmosphere of a landscape
and I want this to be the initial impact, not simply to recognise a place.
Susan's work has been exhibited at various galleries and art fairs, including: