Sue Rowe
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Sue Rowe was born quite a while ago - growing up around black bear in northern Wisconsin. However, she had no way of knowing that depicting them in art would take up more than twenty years of her later life. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls in 1981 she put fine art aside to concentrate on a different creative occupation. But in 1997, while working in a Stillwater, Minnesota antique shop, she decided to copy an illustration of a grizzly bear that she'd found in a vintage hunting magazine. Little did she know that this one action would alter her life's direction for the next twenty years!
Sue's pastel and acrylic paintings have garnered awards in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. She is returning to oil painting again - one current work is a painting of the Minnesota Zoo's grizzly bears.
Recently Sue's subject matter has expanded. Spunky squirrels, gentle rabbits, fluffy sheep, and dancing pigs ( her favorite subject while in college) have joined the bruins in the studio. She also does pet portraits - specializing in cats and dogs.
In March Sue had planned to teach her first workshop on Visual Journaling at an event in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Because of COVID-19 concerns, this event was canceled. However, she enjoys Visual Journaling so much that she is definitely planning to teach this creative subject in the coming years!
You may find Sue Rowe's work in the following shops or galleries:
Art Dock - Duluth, MN
Lake Superior Trading Post - Grand Marais, MN
Stillwater Art Guild and American Gothic Antiques - Stillwater, MN
The Grand Hand - St. Paul. MM
Brickyard Pottery - Shell Lake, WI
Pottery at Best - Webster, WI
No Rules Gallery - Spring Green, WI
You can reach Sue at one of the accounts below:
Instagram: surobear1
Facebook Page: Sue-Rowe-Studios
(website is not working at this time - sorry)
email: surobear1@gmail.com
phone: 651-303-5453