Susan Schlepp

Background:
Susan R. Schlepp is a dynamic expressionist artist from Sammamish, WA, born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She has a passion for painting and printmaking, inspired from the natural world and her inner landscape. Her art flows instinctively with each piece having a unique story to tell, uplifting the viewer and enhancing the space it resides in.

Motivation:
Susan's motivation is the sheer joy & freedom found in artistic expression paired with a heartfelt desire to give back to charitable organizations through donations of art to events. Susan gifts at least 10% of sales to The Nature Conservancy because our natural world deserves to be protected.

Healing:
In 2013, Susan began pursuing art in response to suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Playing with color was deeply healing and allowed her to rise above gloomy skies and drizzly days. She discovered that creating art offers a tangible way to express and process a multitude of thoughts and emotions. She now harnesses the full spectrum of color in all its hues, shades, tints and tones to lift the soul and help navigate the ups and downs of life.

Endeavors:
Spring 2025, Susan will continue her art education at Bellevue College. Winter 2025, she expanded he...

Bellevue College Art Coursework: Enrolled Spring 2025

Robin Roberts - Individual Instruction Mixed Media: Winter & Spring 2025

Valley Center Art Association, San Diego County - Monoprinting with Fish: Winter 2025

Art on 30th, San Diego & Pacific View Art Center, Encinitas - Monoprinting: Winter 2025

Bravo School of Art - Abstract Painting & the Creative Process: Winter 2025

Athenaeum Arts - Plein Air Classes in Mission Hills & Ramona, CA: Winter 2025

Escondido Art Association - Watercolor with Kene Lohmann: Winter 2025

Palomar College - Life Drawing Open Studio: Winter 2025

Pacific View Art Center - Papermaking Workshop: Winter 2025

Art2Life - Art of Your Life Design, Color, Value Online Workshop: Spring 2024

Artist Residency - Baroque Blue Ionian SeArt Special Project, Lecce, Italy: Summer 2023

Artist Residency - Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy: Winter 2023

Loosen Up Watercolor Workshop - Kathy Collins at Tsuga Fine Art: Winter 2018

Twyla Tharp's "The Creative Habit" - Ellen Borison at CWU: Winter 2018

​Color Mixing & Matching With Gouache - Leslie Strom at Daniel Smith: Winter 2017

Abstract Watercolors - Virginia Baquette at Bellevue College: Winter 2017

Sketchbook Drawing: Pushing the Envelope - E...

Present - Rh2 Engineering, Bellevue, WA Office - Select Pieces from Susan's "Rage Against Concrete Series"