Susan Wilmot fell under the spell of an inspirational art teacher at school and has been painting ever since. She has an Art History Master’s degree from Edinburgh University and after a couple of years living in Argentina she settled in North Yorkshire where she now lives and paints.

“My work may appear to be diverse in both style and subject matter, but underlying all my paintings is a consistent approach to composition and colour.  I love to take the local landscapes of North Yorkshire, Teesside, and more domestic settings as my starting points. But I also use the intimacy of my studio and home to create still lives.

If a subject is used as a starting point rather than something to which you are dictated to and bound to imitate, your painting can become freer. From my subject I extract the elements which most appeal and then add my own personal interpretation.  A pleasing composition – with varied use of texture and brushstroke, combinations of colours – is of far greater interest than the reality of my subject matter”.

Recent work has focussed on coastal landscapes from Cornwall and the west coast of Scotland. Her work usually starts with outdoor drawings and sketches, which she then develops into fully worked pieces in her studio.  Gardens and still lifes are subjects that she frequently returns to. She exhibits in galleries in Yorkshire, Scotland, and London.