A childhood spent growing up in a small country town and having a well known bushman for a father well versed in the native flora and fauna in the district, led me to further explore the Australian native plants and animals. He spent many hours pointing out and explaining the various plants and animals found in the area.

After trying various art forms, pottery, needlework, spinning and weaving, Botanical Art became my main interest. With no formal training in my earlier years, I enrolled and successfully completed the external courses of Botanical Art and Natural History under the guidance of Leonie Norton from Sydney. I have also attended the Sturt College Winter School at Mittagong, along with other workshops held around the district.

Then I enrolled in classes held by Helen Fitzgerald in Bungendore whose enthusiasm and encouragement over many years helped continue my interest in Botanical Art. I have travelled extensively and visited many Botanical gardens both here in Australian and throughout the world. Another interest of mine is bushwalking, studying plants and animals in their natural habitats in many of the national parks and nature reserves in this country, supported by my husband, who is very interested in photography, taking images of the many unique Australian plants, birds and animals for me to paint.

I have exhibited mypaintings at the Canberra Botanical Art Exhibition, Magenta – Inland Botanic Garden Buronga, Peter Crisp’s Glass Gallery and other local exhibitions. Sue has works hanging in private collections, nationally and internationally. Commissions over many years of Australia Eucalypts and birds are hanging in an arboretum in the north of England.