Exhibitions
Suzanne Bethell | Sensing Colour
What colour is joy – what marks and movements? How might music’s sounds and rhythms materialise on canvas?
"My paintings channel energy in motion. Through an interplay of colour, mark and form they capture potent emotional experiences and psychological states. Their creation is a physical performance.
Celebrating the vibrancy of a felt life, each new work begins intuitively, triggered by an upswell of feeling. Impelled to reach for a particular colour, favourite oil stick, ink, or paint, the first mark is made. Mark-making responds to feeling as dance to music. As the work evolves, a conscious dialogue emerges.
The scale of these works is intentionally enveloping. I invite you to immerse yourself in colour: its capacity to excite the eye, engage the heart and awaken the soul."
Biography:
Since her first solo exhibition in Manchester in 1995, Suzanne has exhibited widely in the UK including at the Royal Scottish Academy and Royal West of England Academy. In 2022, she had a solo exhibition at HOME, Manchester. A print of her painting Moment of Balance is available at the Whitworth Art gallery. San Carlo restaurants is a collector.
Suzanne works in her light filled studio overlooking the Manchester skyline. Many childhood holidays inspired a deep connection with the rugged Cornwall coast and especially with St Ives. She continues to return frequently with her family.
Celebrating the vibrancy of a felt life, each new work begins intuitively, triggered by an upswell of feeling. Impelled to reach for a particular colour, favourite oil stick, ink, or paint, the first mark is made. Mark-making responds to feeling as dance to music. As the work evolves, a conscious dialogue emerges.
The scale of these works is intentionally enveloping. I invite you to immerse yourself in colour: its capacity to excite the eye, engage the heart and awaken the soul."
Biography:
Since her first solo exhibition in Manchester in 1995, Suzanne has exhibited widely in the UK including at the Royal Scottish Academy and Royal West of England Academy. In 2022, she had a solo exhibition at HOME, Manchester. A print of her painting Moment of Balance is available at the Whitworth Art gallery. San Carlo restaurants is a collector.
Suzanne works in her light filled studio overlooking the Manchester skyline. Many childhood holidays inspired a deep connection with the rugged Cornwall coast and especially with St Ives. She continues to return frequently with her family.
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