Susan Hunter Guise | Canadian Artist 🇨🇦Canadian Landscapes and
Contemporary Abstracts

I’m Susan Hunter Guise, a Canadian landscape and artist who paintings Canadian landscapes and contemporary abstracts. I find myself gravitating toward two themes of late, nature and Japanese culture including zen. My latest exhibition Poems in Pastel weaves those themes together with visual works and haiku.

A devoted Canadian landscape artist, I am irresistibly drawn to the way radiant light filters through trees, and the ethereal softness of mist over shimmering water. My impressionistic style combines bold, expressive mark-making with delicate, intricate detail, balancing rich, luminous colour and subtle, textured nuance, and capturing expansive Canadian landscapes, dramatic seascapes, and serene beachscapes.

I'm also learning the art of shodo, or Japanese calligraphy, which informs all of my recent works. My love of Japan was sparked during a business trip to Tokyo 20 years ago when I was charmed by kabuki theatre and tea ceremonies, but more importantly Japan's emphasis on community over the individual. Zen meditation is now an important part of my life. My art reflects the quiet stillness of mind that the practice of shodo and zen brings.

I recently starting working on contemporary abstract paintings, and have won Honourable Mention in the Teravarna International Juried 15th Abstract Competition for two of my abstracts: Load Bearing, and Memories of Tokyo.

Susan Hunter Guise is a Canadian landscape artist working in oils, pastels, and acrylics. She enjoys painting plein air, as well  as working in the studio. 

Based in Barrie, Ontario, Susan  has  exhibited her award-winning Canadian landscape works across  Simcoe County, and continues  to explore new ways of combining  art, poetry, and  zen mindfulness in her creative journey.