Welcome to Sue Branch Art
Downland Painter

“A picture is a poem without words”

Horace

I’m Sue and I have been painting for quite few years but it was a bit on and off to start with. In 2018 I completed a diploma in art and then in 2020 lock down came and finished off my business in IT. I was a freelance IT Trainer, and as many people did during those couple of years, I dedicated my time to painting.

I live in East Sussex and paint using oils. I love this medium as it very flexible and contrary to what many people believe, does not take ages to dry! The drying time is largely dependent on the support used and the ground on this support. Very often the surface is dry but the underlying layers take longer. Of course, if impasto is applied it will take much longer to dry.

To my colleagues I am known as the Downland Painter because, who cannot fail to fall in love with this beautiful scenery with all the flora and fauna that go with it, so I make it my mission to paint it when I can. When the weather permits, I go out and paint, finishing off the study in my studio. Otherwise, I take photos of the scenery and adapt my painting.

Someone once told me to never copy a photo just use it as a reference. Very sound advice!

During the year of my diploma course, I learned a lot about the past masters and their styles. To some extent I have been influenced by the Impressionists such as Paul Cezanne, Camille Pissarro and the by the Fauvists such as Matisse and Andre Derain and of course over time develop a style of my own.

To see my work click on the GALLERY button on the top right of the screen. Here you will see a selection of different genres that I have painted over the last few years.

Mounted prints and greeting cards are available of all my work. The prints are listed with the paintings. Cards are blank inside so they can be used for any occasion.