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Susan James Dean

Artist working in both figurative and abstract fields focusing on natural themes. BA Hons Fine Art. Drawing tutor/Visiting artist/Artist-in-residence working in secondary education and studio settings, especially with the life figure. Visiting artist in primary schools delivering drawing/painting art workshops. 

“I think of my work as semi-abstract, seeking to juxtapose reality with intuition, so that the work also encompasses layers of memory, time and emotion.   Change and renewal are underlying themes within the natural environment, but also with the life figure, so I am always seeking to create a dynamic visual statement in my work.  As an art teacher, I am an advocate of the expressive power of drawing, a fundamental activity which underpins my own art practice.”


Many of my paintings are made for commission, but I also take part in Open Studios every year, exhibiting with the Take Six group in Harpenden.  My work can be seen on the walls of the Eric Morecambe Centre in Harpenden throughout the year and in the Harpenden Art Club annual exhibition in October/November.