About Susan Hay

For the past 14 years, Susan has committed herself to honing her artistic skills, studying regularly at the Haliburton School of the Arts. Susan’s landscapes are painted on texturized canvases and are based on photos she has taken from the bow of her canoe as she and her husband enjoy the scenic beauty of Haliburton and Georgian Bay or while riding her bicycle or walking along the rural roads of Huron County. Susan’s greatest strength in painting is being able to evoke light in her landscapes.

Recently, Susan has become a regular exhibitor in the Haliburton Artistic Community and was juried into the Tour de Forest Studio Tour this past year. She is a member of the Rails End Gallery and the Haliburton Highlands Art Council and the Blyth Art Gallery committee.

Artist Statement

Haliburton Sunset Impressions 2

I am most inspired by the tranquil, natural wilderness found along Ontario’s shorelines and by rural scenery. I love to capture “moments” that I discover on canvas to share with the viewer. I love to paint water so that it looks wet and light so that it glows, the overall effect being that my landscapes sparkle with vitality. My unique signature style features texture which reveals an edgy, rugged and slightly abstract aspect to the painted scene.

Upcoming Exhibition

Heritage House Café, 33 Pine St. in Haliburton, August 1 to 31, 2012: Birch Series

Current Work

Susan’s work is displayed at the Ethel Curry Gallery in Haliburton, the Main St. Gallery in Bayfield, the Clinton Health Centre in Clinton and other locations throughout Huron County.

Susan welcomes visitors to her studios in Benmiller and in Haliburton, Ontario. Send an e-mail to hayfield@tcc.on.ca to arrange an appointment.

Susan is enrolled at the Haliburton School of Fine Arts in the Painting and Drawing Certificate Course from Sept. to Dec. 2011.

Recent Exhibitions

Sunset Arts Gallery in Grand Bend, August 13 to Sept. 3, 2011: Collage Creations

Tour de Forest Studio Tour, Haliburton July 30 and 31, 2011

Heritage House Café, Haliburton, July 1 to 31, 2011: Heritage Barns of Haliburton

Heritage House Café, Haliburton, Sept. 1 to 31, 2010: Haliburton Shorelines

Rails End Gallery, Haliburton, June 2010, Haliburton Shoreline Series

Clinton Health Centre, Clinton, May 2009

Many community shows in Huron County over the past decade including the Blyth Art Gallery Community show, Paint Ontario at the Lambton County Museum, The Huron County Museum Annual Art Show, and others.

In 2010, one of Susan’s Georgian Bay landscapes toured Ontario with a group of other artists paintings beginning with the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg in a show called “Progressions”.