Susan Wilson, Artist

22/08/2026

"Lying in the grass looking at the sky"  We carry our childhood within us... This little artwork isn't about place, it's about memories. As a child in Scotland, the eldest of four siblings with only four years between us, I would often make a little nest on my own in the nearby hay field and lie gazing at the clouds and sky, finding my peace and quiet. Moody skies and grasses are a recurring theme in my work, now you know why🫶

09/08/2026

I've begun working on a series of paintings "Catching the Light" which I've been invited to exhibit next year. This one was inspired from when I was out walking and paused to enjoy the simple pleasure of dappled sunlight filtering through the trees onto the shady forest road. Oil on canvas.

25/07/2026

There have been quite a few new followers on my page lately – Welcome! and thanks for your interest.
It’s been suggested by my #1 cheerleader (you know who you are 😊) that I should re-introduce myself. So here I am, albeit reluctantly, as I’d much rather stay behind the canvas - I bet you can’t tell from that photo🤦‍♀️😁
I’m a Scottish born artist, mother, partner, grandmother, mother in law and friend to those I hold dear, living in Gore, in the south of New Zealand. I’ve drawn and painted since I was a child, which as you can see was a long time ago 😁 but like so many women artists, chose to put artistic expression aside for long periods when family, a balanced life and other responsibilities and commitments took precedence. But for the last few years I have so enjoyed having the time to really focus on painting, which I am loving! Sharing my work was more of a challenge for me as I'm not really an 'out there' kinda person, but getting back into exhibitions and showing my paintings on Instagram and Facebook has been rewarding, I'm glad that so many of you can relate to and appreciate what I try to convey through my work. I’m so encouraged (and humbled!) that many of you take the time to comment and to ‘like’ , share, and follow (always appreciated!) to attend exhibitions, and to buy it and want to live with it too – thank you to all of you💖🙏

04/07/2026

I did this little painting "Watching the Breakers" from memories of invigorating and thought- clearing beach walks in wild weather - awed by the thundering sea, the crashing waves, and getting buffeted around by wind gusts. 😊 (Sold, grateful thanks to the purchasers)

06/06/2026

It's so cool when lovely purchasers of my paintings send me pics of the artwork in its new surroundings - here is "Peace Offering" looking right at home 😊💖

02/05/2026

My "It Dawns Slowly- Otago Harbour" oil on canvas is in the OAS Autumn exhibition in Dunedin which opened this weekend and runs to 23rd May. Good show as always and well worth a visit if you're up that way.

26/04/2026

"Moonlight Over the Hokonui's" These are the hills of home, I love when I get the first glimpse of them when heading back south 💖 Oil on canvas (Sold)

04/04/2026

'Mataura River, Early Morning' - view from our home, looking over to the river catching the soft light from the sun rising through a pink toned mist - magical! ( Sold - thanks to the lovely purchaser!)

27/03/2026

20/03/2026

'Mataura River from The Bend' oil on canvas. Sold to lovely purchasers - thank you! 💖