Susan Darnall is a contemporary painter of expressive vibrant abstract works.
She captures natures energy within her multi layered acrylic/oils and encaustic pieces.
Her inspiration comes from nature. Enlarged bright florals, splashy seascapes, sweeping clouds, shimmering skies, winged & finned creatures are found within.
Susan’s work captures the energy and movement around us contained in every moment.


Susan Darnall arrived in SanDiego in 1980. Her roots are in Hingham Massachusetts where she was raised. She studied Fine Art at The University of Colorado and graduated from Parsons School of Design NYC.
She has been painting & showing since 1986 after transitioning out of the world of fashion design.

“Painting is poetry, where strokes sing and resonate within you.
 
Painting is a symphony, color & strokes melding together creating perfect beauty, together and alone. 
Music grabs ahold & takes me into the painting process. Leading me to color & shape.
It is an emerging delicious process. Discovering unplanned surprises within leads me along. The energy of thick textural strokes mixed with transparent layers allow much depth, movement and harmony.
 
My motivation is to portray the inherent beauty and harmony that exists in the inter-relationship of color, composition and form.
 
I want my work to emanate a constant pulse of joy, positive energy & excitement to and for the viewer.
Each painting resulting in a delightful discovery of things unseen, drawing the viewer in, a blithesome trip to a new place.”

​– Susan Darnall