Susie Collingbourne
Where Landscape Meets Memory
I paint the landscapes I love to spend time in. These include the Highlands, the islands, the beaches, the lochs and the vast skies that change with every passing minute. My style is loose, instinctive and expressive. I work mainly with acrylic on canvas and often add touches of gold leaf to bring depth and light to the surface.
My aim is not to recreate a scene exactly as it looks. Instead, I try to express how a landscape feels. This is at the heart of all my Scottish artwork, including my Scottish Highland artwork which explores the drama, quietness and emotional pull of remote places.
Featured Collections
Abstract Scottish Landscape
Loose, expressive interpretations of Scotland’s wild scenery. These paintings focus on colour, texture and mood rather than literal detail, capturing the feeling of standing in a vast landscape shaped by weather and shifting light.
Paintings of Scottish Seascapes, Beaches and Lochs
Calm horizons, soft reflections and dramatic coastal skies. This collection explores Scotland’s shorelines and inland waters, from quiet lochs to open beaches, painted with gentle movement and atmospheric light.
About the Artist
Based in Scotland, Susie Collingbourne is an abstract landscape artist whose work explores escapism, imagination and emotional connection to place. After studying English Literature and working in publishing in Edinburgh and London, she trained at Leith School of Art for four years, developing her expressive style. Susie has exhibited across Scotland and her paintings and commissioned artwork have been collected throughout the UK and internationally.
Susie Collingbourne’s work explores the relationship between landscape and memory, horizons and emotion. She is drawn to 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. Susie paints where she loves to be: the Scottish outdoors with its mountains, lochs, beaches, and thunderous skies. Her painting style is instinctive and loose, predominantly using acrylic paint on canvas, often with the addition of gold leaf.
She studied English Literature and Language at university before working in publishing in Edinburgh and London. Susie is drawn to art for the same reasons she loves books: escapism, imagination, and a sense of shared connection.
A lifelong dream of becoming a professional artist was realised after completing four years of courses at Leith School of Art, where she honed her style of abstract landscape painting and connected with a community of fellow artists. She has exhibited at galleries throughout Scotland and sold her work, including commissioned paintings, across the UK and overseas.