ABOUT - SUE McNenly

Suzanne was born in the summer of her 24th year when she moved to Calgary, never having been west of Ontario.  Looking out of the plane at the majesty of the Canadian Rockies she felt an immediate sense of home.  That feeling of space and solitude never left her, even upon her return to Ontario 19 years ago.  She still dreams of the silence and vastness of the Albertan landscape.

Suzanne captures that expansive feeling with 2D assemblages of watercolour and precious metals set in a luxurious encaustic wax base.   Simple, yet complex in origin, the works read as elegant paintings and invite us to come close and engage intimately with the details. Vast areas of dark or light allow room to set ourselves within the composition and come home to places we’ve never been before.

The end results are minimalist pieces that belie their complicated origins, creating a feeling of calm wonder.