Susan B. Hecht
Susan has been on a creative journey all her life, studying many forms of visual and performing arts. She started her career as a graphic designer and production manager in advertising, working for several agencies. Once she and her husband started a family, Susan decided to leave that world behind and stay at home to raise her two children. In her world full of diapers and play groups, it wasn't long before the creative itch started nagging her again. In 1997, Susan picked up her first paintbrush under the direction of Devi Anne Moore. Life hasn't been the same since. Susan continued her formal studies of painting, figure drawing and pastels at Duke University, Sertoma Art Center and Pullen Park Art Center. Additionally she has studied under many award-winning artists, such as Kevin Beck, Luana Winner, Toni Cappel, Susan Ogilvie, Ken Auster, Peggi Kroll-Roberts and Barbara Flowers.
Susan works in a variety of media, but truly enjoys oils. Her love for experimentation in her paintings keeps her challenged to discover the endless possibilities. She always has found herself fascinated by the dance of light on everyday objects. She is constantly thinking about the relationships of light and dark, color, edges and temperature. She challenges herself to capture her subject in a way that expresses the energy and emotion of that particular moment. Susan approaches painting, much as she does life...with a sense of spontaneous playfulness. She says, "With Art, as in life, it is all about the journey? "
Her work has been exhibited and has received awards throughout the Raleigh area since 1999. Susan paints and exhibits in her working studio and gallery, Studio 123, in historic downtown Apex (www.apexdowntown.com). In addition to her studio, she exhibits at the Tyler White Gallery in Greensboro, NC, Vision Gallery in Morehead City, NC, the Woods Gallery in Bald Head, NC, the Sandpiper Gallery in Sullivan's Island, SC, and the Edward Dare in Charleston, SC.
Susan lives with her family in Cary, NC.
