Susie Y Anderson has been described as a "Pacific Colorist" with her own distinctive impressionistic style. She is a devoted and prolific oil painter, and is especially passionate about painting outdoors from life "en plein air." For her this approach to creating art not only vitalizes but renews her painting instincts by the many challenges it presents. An acclaimed landscape and seascape artist, Susie finds broad inspiration for her work ranging from dramatic sea and landscapes of her home in Hawaiʻi to depicting the light and color of the vast farmlands and snow covered mountains of her second home in Park City, Utah, and beyond.Susie is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artitsts (ASMA). She is a founding Signature Member of the Plein Air Painters of Hawaiʻi (PAPOH), a Member of Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the American Impressionists Society (AIS). Susie is also the Hawaiʻi Fellow for the Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artist (PRIMA). PRIMA was formed to bring together the best marine art by artists living along or within the Rim to share and celebrate the diverstity and cultural heritage of the Pacific. She has won many honors for her work including being selected for the 17th National Show of the American Society of Marine Artists that traveled to six Museums in five States over a 17 month run. She has won six Best-of-Show honors for her work in juried shows, and her paintings are found in numerous private and corporate collections worldwide.Susie has lived in Hawaiʻi since 1969 and is a graduate of the University of Southern California holding degrees in fine arts and medical illustration. She worked for the University of Hawaiʻi School of Medicine as a medical illustrator and graphic designer for 14 years, formed her own litigation graphics company, Visually Speaking Inc., and then began painting full-time in 2001.