Susan Morris

Business Name: SH Morris Art
Type of Work: Colored Pencil and Pastels

Contact Information

Email: shmorrisart@gmail.com

Website: www.shmorrisart.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/shmorrisart

Biography

About the Artist
Susan Morris loves creating art that tells a story, captures a special moment, or passes along a treasured memory. Her attention to detail and use of color help create her unique style. She prefers working with professional-grade colored pencils, but also enjoys pastels.

Susan discovered her love for colored pencil artwork a bit later in life than some and is primarily self-taught. Not only is creating art a passion for her, but she believes it is also a calling. When asked about her process, Susan simply smiled and said, "God does it, but He lets me hold the pencils."

Susan's work can be found in homes across the US and Internationally and has been published in professional magazines. She offers original artworkas well as commission services. She also offers products such as prints, mugs, and notecards featuring her artwork.

Mission and Vision
Susan's mission is to inspire, encourage, and comfort others through realistic artwork that tells a story, captures a special moment, shares a memory, or sparks a dream. To create artwork that connects with and inspires others on a level that provokes thought and emotion is at the heart of her vision. Added to that is the desire to present the artwork in a style that is unique, recognizable, long-lasting, and in such a way that her joy in creating the work passes on to those who see the artwork.

Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements
August 2022 – Step-by-Step Tutorial, "Keeping Yourself in Stitches" published in COLOR Magazine
July 2022 – Illustrations for published children's book, "Rainforest Fairies"
June 2022 – Illustrations for published children's book, "The Diving Cats of Bucerias"
June – August 2022 – "On Eagle's Wings", "Cat Nap", "Still Standing", "Maui Sunrise", and "Come to My Garden" selected to show in Summer Exhibit, Red Dog Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
April – June 2022 – "Dinnertime", "White Wolf", and "Hummingbird" on exhibit, NC Baptist Hospital Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
January – March 2022 – Solo Artist Show held at River Landing Retirement Community – Colfax, NC
January 2022 – "Homesick" - Published in COLOR Magazine
June – August 2021 – "Hope" and "Serenity" selected to show in "The Beauty of Words" exhibit, Red Dog Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
June 2021 – "Ben" – Published in COLOR Magazine
May 2021 – Written Step-by-Step Tutorial, "Maui Sunrise", published in COLOR Magazine
March 2021 – Online Art Show benefiting Meals on Wheels program of Winston-Salem
August 2020 - "Maui Sunrise" Published in Hidden Treasures Vol 6
September 2019 - "Dinnertime" Awarded First Place – Drawing Category - 44th Annual Jeb Stuart Art Show, Stuart, VA
June 2019 - "Zoo Day with Papa" featured in Ann Kullberg's 20th Annual Member Showcase
May 2019 - Featured artist in Artist Spotlight, Colored Pencils for Beginners and Beyond; "Dinnertime" Published in Colored Pencil Magazine
March 2019 - "Owl Attitude" Published in COLOR Magazine
February 2019 - "Everyone Likes Oranges" Published in Colored Pencil Magazine;
"Owl Attitude" Published in Hidden Treasures Vol 5

Professional Affiliations
• Colored Pencil Society of America – Member in good standing
• Art for Art's Sake – Member in good standing
• Carolina Painters Guild – Member in good standing
• Piedmont Pastel Society – Member in good standing
• Red Dog Gallery – Artist Member in good standing