Susan Ruane
Training and Artist's Statement
My initial introduction to fine art began at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where I was encouraged to paint abstractly by Elmer Bishoff.
I enrolled in the art department at UC Berkeley in the late 1950s under Bay Area figurative and abstract painters and teachers: John Haley, Karl Kasten, Glen Wessels, and Harold Paris. David Park was influential in the department at that time.
Later at San Francisco State University, I continued training in education and focused on the art of the child, with a master's thesis exploring the inner artist, expression and creativity. Certain coursework encouraged me to paint florals as an expressive experience, rather than as a botanical rendition.
I continued to take course work in the Art Department at CCSF and studio groups at CCSF Older Adults Education Program at Fort Mason and at San Francisco Park and Recreation/ Sharon Art Studio with a primary focus on figure drawing. My garden still serves as an inspiration for watercolors.
I recently joined the San Francisco Women Artist organization (www.sfwomenartists.org) and have had paintings "juried in" to the monthly exhibit.
Training and Artist's Statement
My initial introduction to fine art began at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where I was encouraged to paint abstractly by Elmer Bishoff.
I enrolled in the art department at UC Berkeley in the late 1950s under Bay Area figurative and abstract painters and teachers: John Haley, Karl Kasten, Glen Wessels, and Harold Paris. David Park was influential in the department at that time.
Later at San Francisco State University, I continued training in education and focused on the art of the child, with a master's thesis exploring the inner artist, expression and creativity. Certain coursework encouraged me to paint florals as an expressive experience, rather than as a botanical rendition.
I continued to take course work in the Art Department at CCSF and studio groups at CCSF Older Adults Education Program at Fort Mason and at San Francisco Park and Recreation/ Sharon Art Studio with a primary focus on figure drawing. My garden still serves as an inspiration for watercolors.
I recently joined the San Francisco Women Artist organization (www.sfwomenartists.org) and have had paintings "juried in" to the monthly exhibit.
