Susie Hunt

DESCRIBE YOUR APPROACH TO TEACHING

My aim is to encourage good practice, sketching and working with a range of materials. A confident chef understands the basics of cookery in order to invent new recipes and an artist needs to have familiarity with a range of basic skills and materials in order to be free to paint with originality and style.
I underpin all my courses with a mix of traditional and innovative drawing and sketching techniques, with sound theory and rules to break.

WHAT WILL STUDENTS GAIN IF THEY COME ON ONE OF YOUR COURSES?

I work with Students to broaden their understanding of the application and potential of a range of mainly water based media. I do this to build their confidence and to enable personal development and creativity.

ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR TECHNIQUES/PROCESSES YOU USE IN YOUR TEACHING?

I teach many techniques and their appropriate application. I occasionally demonstrate painting methods, but mostly encourage practice and practical work.

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR OWN WORK?

My own work is eclectic. With quite separate strands. I favour working directly from subject particularly outside, a spontaneous reaction to the elements and landscape before me. I also have studio based work that requires a number of prerequisites, experimenting with media to create effects and a narrative composition that is an appropriate vehicle for the method. I also make sure I am fully cognisant with any technique that I am teaching so I will explore the full potential for a period before I attempt to teach. This leads me in different directions with my own work, so it is forever changing.

WHERE CAN STUDENTS SEE EXAMPLES OF YOUR WORK?

On my website

WHERE DID YOU GAIN YOUR TRAINING/EXPERIENCE? (INCLUDE ANY QUALIFICATIONS)

I have taught my own classes for twenty years at home and abroad but started teaching with the Adult Education Service in Woking in 1982.
Apart from valuable experience with a range of students I also received ‘in service’ teacher training.

Qualifications:

1977: Canterbury College of Art - Foundation Course
1978 -1980: West Surrey College of Art and Design – BA. Hon - Fine Art (Painting)
ACSET -1984
2006-7: Greys School of Art – Aberdeen, Scotland. MFA

WHAT TEACHING EXPERIENCE HAVE YOU HAD?

Adult Education: Drawing, Watercolour and Life Drawing Classes.
Art Group Workshops and Demonstrations: England, Scotland, Norway,
Painting Holidays: Italy, France, Norway, Greece, Scotland, Spain.

IS YOUR WORK IN ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE COLLECTIONS?

Public Collections:
- Grampian Hospitals Arts Trust
- Aberdeen College

I have exhibited work in many private galleries but have also had work Selected for exhibition in open shows and public Galleries: Aberdeen Artists Society at Aberdeen Art Gallery - Duff House, National Gallery for Scotland -The Royal Scottish Academy - The Royal Scottish Watercolourists, Edinburgh and The RI and The RWS in London.

DO YOU BELONG TO ANY PROFFESSIONAL GROUPS/SOCIETIES?

Aberdeen Artists Society – nominated Professional Member 2005