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The stunning colours in this week’s picture choice capture the spirit of the extraordinary landscapes produced by Oxfordshire artist and art teacher Sue Side.
Based in the village of Cumnor near Oxford, Sue uses graphite and ink to tell the stories hidden in the local environment of tree, copse, land and sky. “My journey to saying ‘I am an artist’ has been a slow one,” says Sue. “I’ve had a pencil and sketchbook in my hand for as long as I can remember and despite choosing the teaching profession as a career, have never stopped creating, learning and creating.
Creating a portrait which reflects the character of the individual is always a challenge I relish – creating one for this particular project, even more so.
Normally at this time of year I'd be getting the studio ready for Oxfordshire Artweeks but this year the whole festival has gone VIRTUAL due to the Covid19 Pandemic.