susiecollingbourne

Choosing Art That Lasts I’m often asked for advice about choosing artwork for homes, and what it boils down to is this: there is a world of difference (a galaxy of difference) between decorative art - think Ikea prints in cheap frames - and original artwork that carries real meaning, depth and emotional connection. Artwork shouldn’t be seasonal, shouldn’t match your sofa, and it definitely shouldn’t be temporary. When you buy original artwork, it should be an intentional, heartfelt decision....

There’s a moment that can happen after someone has bought an original artwork that they’ve completely fallen in love with that they think “where on earth am I going to hang that…?” I want to reassure you that this moment passes. What replaces it, is something even better: a painting becoming part of daily life in a way that a print or a piece of decorative art rarely does. Original art isn’t just something you hang. It’s something that becomes part of your home and family’s lives . And how...

More Than What You See There are moments that happen during the creation of every painting when the work stops being about the place and starts being about the feeling of it. That shift is at the heart of everything I do as a Scottish landscape painter. People sometimes ask whether I paint from photographs or from sketches or from my imagination. The honest answer is all three. What I'm aiming for is something particular and distilled: the quality of light on a loch at a particular hour, the...