Susie is an experienced and enthusiastic art tutor, working with art groups at her studio near Kemnay, Aberdeenshire and leading painting holidays abroad, for over ten years.

She gained a BA in fine art (painting) and MFA from Grays School of Art – Aberdeen in 2007, subsequently founding the North East Open Studios – the largest artist led collective in the UK. She has had work shown with The Royal Scottish Watercolour Society, The Society of Scottish Artists and at the Royal Academy in Edinburgh. She exhibits throughout the UK and beyond.