Sam Suttie
When I approach a canvas I am driven by a need to release and process the world around me. Over the last few years I have used the framework of a still life arrangement to contain and maintain focus.
My style is relaxed realism that leans towards the surreal.
Botanical elements and special guests from the natural world work together to narrate the story I need to tell. These stories are usually inward looking but almost always have a parallel with the world at large.
My medium of choice is oil paint on canvas. I started using oil paint in 2019 and a love affair with the medium is still ongoing.
I work on a couple of works at the same time, this helps me not to fixate on the technique but rather to get the story told. I am never sure about where the painting is going. I begin a journey with a feeling and paint until I am satisfied.
Available works
Exhibitions and awards
Galleries
Satch & Co Gallery, Grainger Gallery, Mist Gallery, Artlovers Gallery, Under the Greenwood Tree.
Online
Bluethumb , Artlovers, Saatchi, Singulart
2022
Solo Exhibition ‘For the Birds - Wild Canary Brisbane
Little Feature Group Exhibition - Aspire Gallery Brisbane
Awarded Highly Commended in Doyles Art Prize
Finalist in Lethbridge Small Scale 20000 Prize
Group Show ‘ABSURD’ - Artlovers Gold Coast Southport Qld
Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
NEAP / Michael Reid / ACB selects Exhibition Northern Beaches
Group Exhibiton ‘Painted Table’ - Grainger Gallery
2021
Finalist ‘Into the light’ - White Wall Project , Berrima
Solo exhibition ‘Contained’ - Undergreenwood Tree Gallery
Redhill Gallery Group exhibition ‘Women in Art’
Group Exhibition Grainger Galley - Object Le Vie Canberra
Finalist in Lethbridge Landscape Prize Brisbane Queensland
Group Show Toowoomba Grammar School Art
Artlovers Group Exhibition - ‘Home, Southport, Queensland
2020
Shortlisted in Southern Bouy Studios Landscape Prize
Solo Exhibition ‘Birds & Flowers’ - Under Greenwood Tree, Mount Tamborine
2019
Finalist in Artlovers Art Prize for ‘Little Bird’