Photo by: Joshua Bushueff

Originally from Massachusetts, Susan Parmenter is a resident of Sunapee, NH. She frequently summers on Cape Cod in Bourne, MA. Interested in art at a young age, Susan attended Massachusetts College of Art and soon began a professional career as a free-lance illustrator. She transitioned into painting full-time in 2004 and has studied with many talented, New England painters such as John C. Traynor, Richard Schmid, Nancy Guzik, Dennis Sheehan and Robert Carsten.

Susan paints in a realist style using oils or pastels. She also loves to draw and always keeps a sketchbook close at hand. Favorite subjects are landscape, still life, figure and animals. In 2009 Susan also began exploring the medium of mosaics, which she truly enjoys and finds very relaxing.

Susan participates in many annual, national, juried shows and competitions. She has won numerous awards and appreciates the exposure and discipline that a show or competition has to offer. Currently Susan is a member of the Portrait Society Of America, The Hudson Valley Art Association, The Pastel Society of NH, The Center For The Arts in New London, NH, The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, The Falmouth Artist Guild in Falmouth, MA and The Library Arts Center in Newport, NH where she occasionally teaches drawing and painting.

Artist Statement

“The love of art and the creating of art has been the foundation of my soul for as long as I can remember. It is the thing that makes me get out of bed in the morning. Whether I’m painting an atmospheric landscape, a solitary apple or the pensive expression on a model’s face, capturing the essence of feeling, of light and of mood, is what I hope most to achieve.”