Last few days of winter Sale

I’m truly grateful to have seen so many visitors these past few weeks and I’d like to thank you for supporting my small business…supporting me. Honestly, it’s a real lifeline; a small outlet for expression and connection. http://www.etsy.com/shop/wildthymestudio Still a few small works on paper as well as etchings, woodcuts and larger works on canvas….

What became of my mark making?

I’ve been enjoying the marks made by using a dip pen and sumi ink. Next I took a wet square brush and pulled it along the ink. For more contrast I brushed the ink on wet into wet. As you’ll see from the video it’s an effective and swift process to capture a moment. By…

Sale now on!

Click on this link to browse…Thanks for your support throughout the year, enjoy 🌺 Best Wishes, Susan

Coming back

It’s been a while I know, I’ve been taking time for physical recovery. Now the awe and wonder at what is possible begins to surface. Tomorrow I have a change of scenery booked, a driver ( my son thank you) a warm space for creating (thank you Dunwich town trust) and the potential for a…

Whispering Reflections

A couple of 4ft x 3ft paintings, Finding Balance and Finding Peace. The last of this series of meditative works Surface colours, shapes and texture alter in the changing daylight. Positioned lighting can alter the focal of your painting. If these images resonate with you please do contact me swhatling@icloud.com to discuss your requirements. Thanks…

Finding Peace

Finding Peace is from a series of works, Whispering Reflections completed earlier in the year and exhibited at Snape Maltings. (The same week the fabulous Singh Twins were revealing their own extraordinary exhibition). Many of the originals have been sold including one of the three large paintings titled, Finding Balance. I am grateful for the…

Realisation: Autumn Woodland

The local woodlands are still abundant with rich, striking colours. I love to immerse myself, witnessing nature as the sun rises and sets…sometimes I even sketch. It’s never a case of just what I see, it’s an impression, a feeling. Those feelings however can be so expansive and positively overwhelming that I find my work,…

New Work

by Susan Whatling New work from my garden studio this morning, freshly cut soft linoblock and hand pulled prints. For the original drawing, I used chalk on large black paper, to capture the highlights I saw on the life drawing model. Next, I photographed the drawn image, printed off a photo and traced it. The…

The First Hurdle

Maybe you already have a sketchbook or a journal.  Someone I know recently bought a journal and I know, for that person it was an exciting purchase, new and full of potential. A few weeks on though, the journal is still empty. We chatted for a while on how to move forward… What is it that…