Susan Humphrey is a 4th generation native of Montrose, Colorado. She was raised on a generational ranch located near the Black Canyon National Park. She loves that life and feels fortunate to have had the experiences that life style presented her with.
Susan considers herself a photographer. She also enjoys painting digitally and in the last several years has pursued painting with oils and acrylic. She loves all of these mediums and spends much of her time in retirement in these pursuits. As a result of her ranch experience as a child, she especially enjoys creating western art through all of these mediums.
Susan has been married to her high school sweetheart for 52 years. They have a daughter and her family who live close by. The family is very active in 4H, sports and other important activities of a young family.
Susan has a AS degree from Colorado Mesa State College with a major in Food Science and a minor in Interior Design. She has been interested in art for many years because of the influence of two major events in her life.
• Her fifth-grade teacher was an amazing water colorist. He worked with everyone in his classes to understand and appreciate water color. It certainly made an impact on Susan, as well as many other students that have made their living in that field from his teachings.
• Susan participated in the Washington DC 4H Conference when she was 17 years old. When the group had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian, she and a friend headed to the National Art Institute. The impact of that experience has lasted her entire life. She was able to see the works of many of the masters. She revisits these memories in her mind often.
If you ask her how she expressed her artistic ability through the years before she started photography and painting, she will tell you that she sewed clothing for her daughters and crocheted gifts for the extended families. At the time she didn’t consider those activities an art.
Susan is presently pursuing different ways to have her art recognized. She is a huge supporter of the local youth organization but donations and classes. She loves to share her knowledge of photography and digital painting. She is preparing to attend a couple of photography workshops to add to her library of western material to use as reference. Her motto is “Never Quit Learning”.
