Susan R. Kotnik

To begin, I attended college as an older student and graduated from University of Memphis, in Memphis Tennessee, December of 1991, summa cum laude, with a thorough grounding in fine art studies. My family and I lived there for 12 years, then moved to Colorado Springs, where we've lived for 8 years now.

However, I have a wide range of interests other than the visual arts. Too many! For instance, I consider myself an amateur naturalist, with an emphasis on small animals. For many years I've raised (for release) a number of species of butterflies and moths. The wild silk moth species are my favorite among the lepidoptera, and caterpillars can often be found munching happily along in cages in my family room. Observing their life cycle closely has provided me with insight and inspiration since I was a child wandering through our apple orchard. You will notice the frequent appearance of insects and other small animals in my art work!

My art background includes: Sumi-e painting (on rice paper in the traditional styles), graphics (over many years, from layout and design of printed media to illustration and many areas in between), digital photo alteration, and gallery showings (while in Memphis, Tennessee). I work mostly in 2 dimensional media, but especially like watercolor, colored pencils, and often a combination of the two.

If you don't see an example of what you are looking for, contact me - I have experience in more topics and media than it is possible to post on this site!