Artist Highlight - Susan Rogers

Hometown:

Belleville, IL

Preferred Mediums:

Soft pastel, acrylics, gold, copper and or silver leaf and charcoal.

How many years have you participated in the Art on the Bluffs, Inc. Art Walk?

This will be the first time.

Where did you go to school, earn a degree, or formally study art?

I attended Southwestern Illinois College.

What is your art about & what inspires your work?

My art is about bringing the great outdoors in! Drawn to nature, which includes skies, water, flowers and even weeds! These peaceful scenes help to slow the fast pace of our everyday lives.

What is your creative process like?

Layers of color, using watercolor over a sketch, then pastel and or acrylics. They all work together beautifully.

How or when in your life did you know you wanted to be an artist?

Kindergarten, that large upright easel, newsprint and a desire to create!

Where can your work be viewed? 

Many art fairs and on the Gateway East Artists’ Guild website www.GEAG.net

What shows have you displayed in?

Art on the Square in Belleville, Queeny Park  www.artfairatqueenypark.com, Salute to the Arts in Fairview Heights and many more.

What do you most enjoy about the art scene in St. Louis/Metro East? Being with other artists and sharing my artwork with art lovers, collectors, friends and family. My friend, Debbie Williams and I will be working and displaying together.