Susan Lincoln

“I feel I have the perfect career. When I’m painting everything seems right. The outside world falls away and I’m immersed in my own subject and experience.
I was born in the North East of England and relocated to Cumbria more than twenty years ago. I choose to live and work mostly in isolation - it keeps my mind free. I paint from imagination, for me it is the touchstone to explore the inner world of feelings and dreams. I like my work to have a happy or magical element to it. Art should make you smile as well as think.
When starting each new painting, I visualise in my mind the key elements of the work. I paint directly onto the canvas without drawing first, so that any work is spontaneous. Then I commit lots of paint quickly to the surface, starting with the sky to set the mood. I use acrylics because they allow me to work dry-on-dry within minutes.
Every painting is a challenge and this is something I enjoy. Essentially I strive to resolve each painting for my own satisfaction, but of course, I hope that the end result will also give pleasure to others.”

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