Pinturas de Susan Blackwood

Biography:
Born in Chicago, Susan Blackwood comes from six generations of artists. Her sister is artist Karen Vance and her husband is artist Howard Friedland. Her family history has been traced back to Rembrandt’s parents. As for her formal education, she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University and later studied with Irving Shapiro at the American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL.
She has traveled and painted extensively throughout the world, including three years in Pakistan where she maintained and active studio and had three solo exhibitions. Her works are in the collections of: American Express; the French Consulate of Lahore, Pakistan; Anheuser Bush; and many others. She has been featured in the Master Painters of the World section of the International Artist Magazine. Southwest Art Magazine featured her as an "Artist to Watch"
In 2003, after 32 years as a watercolorist, Susan switched to oil painting. She now paints exclusively in oils. Her oils have been heartily received by patrons, galleries and museum shows.
Her work has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, U.S. Art Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Wildlife Art News, and American Art Collector. A partial list of her publishers include the National Audubon Society, The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance, Big Brothers Association, National Riflemen’s Association, North Light Publishers - (Best of Flower Painting by Katherine Kipp) and The Medici Society Ltd. of London, England. In 1999, Watercolor Magazine featured an article about Susan’s paintings and John Singer Sargent’s paintings from Venice.
The recipient of numerous awards her originals have been exhibited in galleries in England and all over the U.S. in National Shows and galleries, in addition to both museum and corporate collections.