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Susan
Hecht has been on a creative journey all her life. This journey began early
and
took many twists and turns. Raised in
a military family, Susan moved every few years and found herself
drawn to new artistic expressions in each new place.
Susan attended
the University of South Carolina. After graduating, she started her
career in Advertising
as a graphic designer and production
manager. She headed to Washington DC, where she married her college sweetheart.
Her husband’s job brought them to Boston, where she continued to
work in the advertising field. Once she and her husband started a family,
they moved to Portland Maine, and Susan decided to stay home to raise
the family. In her world full of diapers and playgroups, it wasn’t
long before the creative itch started nagging her again. Susan started
to bake desserts for a local restaurant and began a 7-year study of dance.
Another move brought her family to Chesapeake, VA. Susan continued her
dessert business, and expanded that to working with the chef in the kitchen
of a local restaurant.
With every
move, Susan had a house to decorate, so she enrolled in a furniture
painting class.
This is where Susan picked up her first paintbrush,
under the direction of Devi Ann Moore, and since then life hasn’t
been the same. Susan decided to paint an old rickety chair; “safe
and simple enough,” she thought. Little did she know that this
was the turning point in her life. This chair gave her the confidence
to enter into the fine art world.
With one more move, Susan then came to North Carolina where the rural
landscapes and Carolina marshes quickly caught her eye. Not only has
she settled into the area but also she has settled in with her creative
voice. She continued her formal studies of painting, figure drawing and
pastels at Duke University, Sertoma Art Center and Pullen Park Art Center.
Additionally she has enjoyed many workshops with award-winning artists,
such as Kevin Beck, Luana Winner, Toni Cappel, Susan Ogilvie and Bob
Rankin.
Susan works
in a variety of media, but concentrates on acrylics and pastels. 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. Susan is currently
the Treasurer of The Fine Arts League of Cary, and a member of the
Visual Art Exchange
and the Durham Arts Guild. She is also an exhibiting member of the Artist’s
Gallery in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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