Artist Susan Monty is a New England native who grew up in Windham and now resides in Derry, where she works out of a studio in her home. She works in diverse media including colored pencil, pastel, acrylics, and oil to capture a realistic, but artistic, likeness of her subjects. Her love of nature and animals is evident in her choice of subject matter, which ranges from house pets and horses to wildlife to New England landscapes and seascapes.
She grew up the typical "horse-crazy" girl, and along with her best friend, Leslie, lived and breathed horses. "I remember tying ropes to our bicycle handlebars and pretending they were reins." Susan finally convinced her parents to get her a horse, and Scout came into her life. He would be a treasured friend for 28 years and is fondly missed and remembered. The painting "Pieces of Me" shown below is a portrait of Scout and has great sentimental value to Susan.
Susan has illustrated the children’s book A Christmas Fable (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble) which was an amazing and rewarding project. Nature journaling is also a big part of her art career. She says, “I love nature - animals, birds, trees, lakes, ocean. I love spending time in my backyard recording the birds and animals in my journals, and I love vacationing at the sea shore or northern lakes. Painting and drawing all that nature has to offer brings me joy.” Susan also passes on her love of animals and art by teaching.
Susan’s award-winning work has been accepted into numerous juried and gallery exhibits around the country. She has had paintings selected for the Equine Art Classic held in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby, the Colored Pencil Society of America’s 15th international art show, and HITS-on-the-Hudson’s Art Exhibit and Auction. Her paintings have won ribbons at recent events sponsored by the GSAA, the SAA, and the Deerfield Fair. Susan was a member of the creation team for the mural mosaic project la Cadeau du Cheval and is currently a part of the Dog Mural team (2020). She was also a featured artist in Northeast Equestrian Life magazine, Sidelines magazine, and an article about her art and how it relates to horse rescue appeared in Horses In Art magazine. Three of Susan's oil paintings: Mustang Games, Dining Alfesco, and There Lived a Wild Mare were selected to be a part of The Horse: Spirit, Art, and Soul. This exhibit features work by the signature members of the International Equine Art Group and was held at the International Museum of Art of El Paso during August and September of 2014.
Contact: [email protected]
She grew up the typical "horse-crazy" girl, and along with her best friend, Leslie, lived and breathed horses. "I remember tying ropes to our bicycle handlebars and pretending they were reins." Susan finally convinced her parents to get her a horse, and Scout came into her life. He would be a treasured friend for 28 years and is fondly missed and remembered. The painting "Pieces of Me" shown below is a portrait of Scout and has great sentimental value to Susan.
Susan has illustrated the children’s book A Christmas Fable (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble) which was an amazing and rewarding project. Nature journaling is also a big part of her art career. She says, “I love nature - animals, birds, trees, lakes, ocean. I love spending time in my backyard recording the birds and animals in my journals, and I love vacationing at the sea shore or northern lakes. Painting and drawing all that nature has to offer brings me joy.” Susan also passes on her love of animals and art by teaching.
Susan’s award-winning work has been accepted into numerous juried and gallery exhibits around the country. She has had paintings selected for the Equine Art Classic held in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby, the Colored Pencil Society of America’s 15th international art show, and HITS-on-the-Hudson’s Art Exhibit and Auction. Her paintings have won ribbons at recent events sponsored by the GSAA, the SAA, and the Deerfield Fair. Susan was a member of the creation team for the mural mosaic project la Cadeau du Cheval and is currently a part of the Dog Mural team (2020). She was also a featured artist in Northeast Equestrian Life magazine, Sidelines magazine, and an article about her art and how it relates to horse rescue appeared in Horses In Art magazine. Three of Susan's oil paintings: Mustang Games, Dining Alfesco, and There Lived a Wild Mare were selected to be a part of The Horse: Spirit, Art, and Soul. This exhibit features work by the signature members of the International Equine Art Group and was held at the International Museum of Art of El Paso during August and September of 2014.
Contact: [email protected]
Pieces of Me
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