Susie Collingbourne
- Work
- Biography
My work explores the relationship between landscape and memory, horizons and emotion. I love the creative exploration of dramatic weather and scenery, capturing the beauty of a glimpse of sunlight through a dark cloud, or a golden reflection on deep distant water. I paint where I love being: the Scottish outdoors with its mountains, lochs, beaches and thunderous skies. I paint instinctively and loosely, predominantly using acrylic paint on canvas, often with the addition of gold leaf.
Before becoming a professional artist, I studied English Literature and Language at university and worked in publishing in Edinburgh and London. My love for art stems from the same place as my love for books: a deep appreciation for imagination, escapism, and shared connection.
As my children have grown, I have been able to fully pursue my long-held dream of painting full-time. During four years of study at Leith School of Art, I refined my style of abstract landscape painting and connected with a thriving artistic community. Since then, I have exhibited at the Edinburgh Art Fair, the Borders Art Fair, the Torrance Gallery, Dundas Street Gallery, Moy Mackay Gallery in Peebles, Studio 44 in Largs and Gallery 141 in Castle Douglas. My work, including commissioned pieces, has found homes throughout the UK and overseas.
As my children have grown, I have been able to fully pursue my long-held dream of painting full-time. During four years of study at Leith School of Art, I refined my style of abstract landscape painting and connected with a thriving artistic community. Since then, I have exhibited at the Edinburgh Art Fair, the Borders Art Fair, the Torrance Gallery, Dundas Street Gallery, Moy Mackay Gallery in Peebles, Studio 44 in Largs and Gallery 141 in Castle Douglas. My work, including commissioned pieces, has found homes throughout the UK and overseas.
- Susie Collingbourne
- Autobiography of Glencoe
- Acrylic
- Susie Collingbourne
- Poetry of Glencoe
- Mixed Media
- Susie Collingbourne
- Drama of Loch Tay
- Mixed Media
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