About Susan Hay

Haliburton Sunset Impressions 2

For the past decade, Susan has been committed to honing her artistic skills. Her works, mainly in acrylics, have been shown in many community shows in the Huron County area. She was a featured artist in the Left Side Gallery in Flesherton, Ontario in May 2006 and at the Goderich Coop Gallery in December, 2007. In May of 2009, the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation sponsored an extensive exhibit of Susan's recent work at the newly renovated Clinton Health Centre. The remaining paintings continue to decorate the Health Centre and are for sale. Susan is currently represented by two commercial galleries, Elizabeth's Art Gallery in Goderich and the Turner Gallery in Bayfield. Her work also hangs in Clinton Public Hospital's Day Surgery Waiting area and in Wilson's Commercial Printer's in Clinton. More recently, her painting "Ritchie Falls Impression" was displayed in two shows of Advanced level students at the Haliburton School of Fine Arts. Her paintings Maitland River Impression 1 and Maitland River Impression 3 received honourable mentions in the Huron County Art Shows in 2007 and 2008.

Her paintings are for sale in and decorate the waiting room and examining rooms of the Clinton Medical Centre in Clinton, Ontario near where she resides and are currently on display in Elizabeth's Art Gallery on the Square in Goderich. Susan is a member of Visual Arts Ontario and the Rails End Gallery in Haliburton, Ontario. Many of her paintings are in private collections in Huron County. She has studied with various instructors over the past few years, including John Leonard and Dennis Cliff of the Haliburton School of Fine Arts and Deeter Hastenteufel of Flesherton, Ontario.

Susan's work is available at the Art Trax Gallery in Port Credit, The Turner Gallery and Elizabeth's Art Gallery.

Susan is a member of a number of online visual arts galleries, including the Saatchi Gallery.

Commissions welcome.

Artist Statement

Often, my paintings are a reflection of my love of nature and concern for the environment. By emphasizing shapes and colours and play of light and shadow my landscapes come alive with the beauty of nature. In my recent series of paintings, I have used texture, impressionistic brush strokes and high intensity colours . Most of my paintings are inspired by photos I have taken myself, either while cycling around Huron County or paddling a canoe with my husband in the Haliburton area. I hope viewers of my paintings sense the delight I have when I come across a natural element which speaks to me. One of my life's greatest pleasures is putting the finishing touches on a painting which sings with vitality. Perhaps my paintings will invoke a sense of awe in the viewer which may inspire them to value, celebrate and care for our remaining natural spaces.