SUSAN ASHWORTH

Born and raised on the Isle of Portland, a place of stone quarries, open fields and high sea cliffs, and graduating with a B.A. in Fine Art at Falmouth, Susan Ashworth has continued to live on the South Coast, seeking out its remoter corners for her work.

Both her landscapes and her still lifes deal with the perception of objects in expanses of space. Whether painting a lighthouse on a concrete jetty or fishbones on a plate, Susan Ashworth’s interest is in creating a sense of distance. While never losing spontaneity she achieves this through her chosen means of subject matter, composition and paint handling, so that what we find in her work are familiar objects estranged then seen afresh.

Susan's work has been exhibited to great acclaim at galleries in London and throughout the South of England and we warmly welcome her to Enid Lawson Gallery.

A vibrant life of feeling underpins her work. There is always a melancholia here, as if a human presence has just passed out of view, and alongside that a certain wild joy. Above all, these are paintings that renew for us the surprise of seeing.