Dr Susan M D Carr BA (Hons) MA ATH PhD
Artist directory :: Dr Susan M D Carr BA (Hons) MA ATH PhD10 x 8 inches, oil on board
Swindon Old Town Gardens
An exhibition of paintings painted from life and on location at Swindon Old Town Gardens.
About
"I developed a love of portrait painting when I was a teenager, however my journey as an artist has taken me to many rich and varied areas, including sculpture, illustration, community art, printmaking and mixed media."
Susan’s professional journey began with a BA (Hons) degree in Design/Illustration at Swindon School of Art in the 1990s, followed by two years as Artist in Residence at Hreod Parkway Secondary School in Swindon. Working with some of the pupils in the 'Exclusion Unit' Susan began to see how Art could be used as therapy, and enrolled at the University of Hertfordshire for an MA in Art Therapy. After qualifying Susan worked for 12 years as an art therapist at the Prospect Hospice in Swindon and in 2008 returned to university, this time...
Galleries
 | | These portraits are from my PhD project developing Portrait Therapy, using portraiture to help patients attending a day hospice in Wiltshire revision their self-identity. In this project the patients directed how they wanted to appear in the portraits, and I used this as a brief. |
 | | This year I will be displaying my new 'Inspired by Klimt' collection as well as my plein air oil paintings. |
 | | Portrait Therapy |
 | | Some examples of illustration techniques, mainly in watercolour, gouache and more recently digital illustrations created using Procreate on my iPad. I have used my married name of Susan Humphries-Carr for children's book illustrations. I have a BA (Hons) in design/illustration from Cranfield University, which is reflected in my work. |
 | | 2014 - A Brush with the Broads, Norfolk. 2014 - Pintar Rapido, Chelsea, London. 2015 - Central Library, Bath. 2015 - Pintar Rapido, Chelsea, London. 2016 - John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar. 2016 - Buxton Spa Prize, Buxton. 2017 - Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, 'Paint me this way!' exhibition. 2017 - Buxton Spa Prize, Buxton, Award Winner. 2018 - The Crypt, St Ives. 2018 - Swindon Open Studios. 2019 - Katwijk an Zee, The Netherlands. 2021 - The Crypt, St Ives. 2022 - Cirencester Museum 2024 - The Barn,... |
 | | Plein air painting on the magnificent Algarve coast of Portugal. These works are mostly small 6x8 ins, in oil paint. |
 | | Painting in Cornwall, and especially St Ives is a joy and something I do as often as possible. The light in Cornwall being very special. |
 | | 11 items |
 | | This is shows a selection of seascaping en plein air oil paintings, with local views in Bournemouth. |
 | | Spent a week painting in Katwijk with the wonderful plein air painter Roos Schuring. |
 | | 17 items |
