Susan Valentine
Susan Valentine took up painting late in life. It was that auspicious summer of her 57th year that her friend, Robin Keller, gently led Susan to put paint on brush to canvas. She'll never be the same.
Originally from the North Shore of Massachusetts, Susan came from Boston proper to her Leverett home in the early '90's. Working in graphic design from home and having studio space at Greenfield Community College (http://art.gcc.mass.edu/) keeps her busy and happy. Susan began practicing graphic design when she started teaching yoga in 1994 in order to promote her classes. It was over ten years before she would study it formally with Rick Schneider, a very talented Leverett graphic artist. It was from Rick that Susan got her initial training in composition.
When asked, Susan says: Do I have advice for you? If you're artistically inclined I do! Follow your dream—and do it all the way…You might just discover who you really are. There's no time like the present!
