A new exhibition opens next week at The Air Gallery- a collection of new paintings titled ‘ Colour Emotions’ by Susan Beazley, North Yorkshire painter and Samaritans volunteer.
Susan’s career started in advertising after university where, among other leading industry companies, she reached board level at Saatchi & Saatchi where she worked for ‘ 10 crazy years!’ At the age of 50 she decided that her hectic lifestyle was unfulfilling and decided on a massive life change. She gave up work and relocated to the Yorkshire Dales. It was there that she allowed herself to discover her creative side. She started studying and making ceramics and realised her true ambition- to paint. ‘ It took me 50 years to allow myself to paint’.
Susan has been painting full-time for over six years and today her paintings reflect her inner landscape and core values: freedom; trust in the magic of everyday; of being conscious of the present as a gift. She is attracted to the essential nature of people and landscapes. She works in oils, loving their rich colour and texture and uses big canvases, big brushes and makes bold marks. Her paintings are full of energy, vibrant and optimistic.
In 2005 Susan became a Samaritans volunteer feeling it was time to give something back to her adopted community. Included in the paintings she has chosen to show are three pieces that have been produced as a result of her work with Samaritans and will be sold with all proceeds going to the charity. The issues covered in these paintings are: self-harm; bereavement and emotional abuse.
The body of work being exhibited in ‘ Colour Emotions’ is in marked contrast to the despair and distress underlying the paintings donated to the Samaritans and to the current economic climate and mood: magical landscapes and vibrant nudes.
The exhibition is open each day from 10 am -6 pm Tuesday 10th until Friday 13th November, and on Saturday 14th November from 10 am – 4pm.
Susan’s work can be seen at www.susanbeazley.com
For information about Samaritans visit www.samaritans.org or to make a donation visit www.virginmoneygiving.com and follow the links for ‘Samaritans- Central Charity’.
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