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Sue Dickinson
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Sue Dickinson with a lion cub |
"Where I was born and where and how-I have lived is unimportant. -It is what I have done with where-I have been that should be of interest." --- Georgia O'Keefe 1976 |
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Sue Dickinson studied B A (Fine Arts) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg from 1981 - 1983. She unexpectedly failed her 3rd year practical major subjects - Drawing and Sculpture. She completed a BA degree with UNISA, but did not paint or draw for 10 years, believing she had no talent for art. Since that time, she has made a reputation for her paintings celebrating Africa in all its many manifestations. Sue became an "Associate Member" of the Watercolour Society of South Africa (AWSSA) in 1995. Associate Members of the WSSA are members whose work has been selected for a certain number of Open Exhibitions over a limited time period - similar to the American "Signature" members or British "Royal Academy" members. Recently, Sue was awarded membership of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), based in New York, USA. The exhibitions of this Society are internationally recognised as being the benchmark of wildlife art and artists. She has exhibited her work extensively in South Africa, including with galleries such as Gallery on the Square (Sandton), Everard Read Gallery (Johannesburg and Cape Town), Bourbon Street Gallery (Franschoek), and African Window Gallery (Pretoria) and has taken part in many group exhibitions. She has also exhibited in Italy, France and the USA.
Sue's work appears on several South African postage stamps, including airmail tags commemorating the discovery of Thulamela, the world-famous archaeological site in the Kruger National Park. In 1998, another set of Sue's paintings, depicting "Early South African History" appeared on postage stamps, postcards and in a prestige booklet. Please visit POSTAGE STAMPS for full details. Sue lives and works in Nelspruit, near the Kruger National Park. She spends a great deal of time carefully observing and recording Africa's rich diversity of fauna and flora. |
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"Days of Miracle and Wonder" Original Watercolour Painting |
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Sue with a young lion with very sharp claws |
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The composition of Sue's paintings is critical; based upon the law of proportion known as the "Golden Mean" - an aesthetic principle used by the ancient Greeks. Sue's focus is the animal itself. Her experience has taught her that "what you leave out is just as important as what you put in". Her stark, clean images concentrate exclusively on the animal and convey the wide-open spaces of Africa. Sue's preferred painting medium is watercolour. This much under-rated medium is widely acknowledged by artists to be the most difficult. "There is no room for error with watercolour - once it is on the paper, it is almost impossible to remove - so I work carefully and accurately. I'm not attempting to reproduce reality, so I want to work fairly loosely too. It is important for the viewer to be able to see the mark of the artist, the journey I have taken on the page. I don't want a slick look." |
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