Susan Reynolds
"My first artistic memory is that of sitting next to my mother when I was about three years old, drawing Dick Tracy and Betty Boop. My mother loved to draw and we would spend hours at the kitchen table with pencils and crayons. In elementary school art was always my favorite subject. Then, when I was thirteen, I had the opportunity to take drawing and painting classes at the Hyde Museum in Glens Falls. While on a tour there, I stopped at Rubens’ Head of the Moor and I was mesmerized. “I want to paint like that”, I said to myself, and it’s still my goal. This intense interest eventually led to teaching art in public and private high schools and at the college level; a position as a professional scenic artist; and undertaking mural commissions for public places. As for my individual work, I have exhibited in a number of group and solo shows, among them at the College of St. Rose, Empire State College, Wesley Health Center and Saratoga Arts Center. “What goes around comes around”, and now I am back at the Hyde Museum as a docent, taking students to see Head of the Moor. I have a working art studio and gallery in Easton where I am continually absorbed in my painting, as well as teaching classes to students at all skill levels. I love living in this beautiful area, finding great inspiration from the countryside, farm animals, horses, the colorful seasons, and even my own grandchildren. The Great Masters have always fascinated me, and so I continue to pursue my life long goal: to paint like Rubens".
Susan Reynolds lives in Easton, New York with her husband Bill. Her children and five grandchildren also live in the area. She began her art career at the age of 5 when her mother taught her to draw cartoons. Sue is a retired Adjunct Professor at Empire State College, where she was the course developer and instructor for three courses: Introduction to Studio Art, World of Art and Illustration.
During her career, Sue has been a professional artist, college professor, public school/ private school art teacher, theatrical scenic artist, exhibitor and illustrator. She has been in a number of group and individual shows (College of St. Rose, Empire State College, Wesley Health Center and Saratoga Arts Center). She is a docent at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls NY. Sue paints and exhibits her pieces at Battenkill Atelier, her working art studio and gallery in rural Easton. Sue enjoys living in this beautiful area, and finds great inspiration from the lovely country-side, the colorful seasons, the local history, and the wonder of God’s creation in the objects all around us.
