Always the creative spirit Susan was born with a paint brush in hand and an enthusiasm for color and fine art At home as a child her parents had a large oil painting of a scene in Paris hanging over the sofa in their living room that she would stare at just to see how the colors were placed on the canvas In 1st grade in Silver Spring Maryland Susan had an art teacher that sparked her interest in being an artist her name was Mrs Nye Her classroom was covered with poster prints of Van Gogh Degas Renoir and Monet paintings Each class was a different lesson about the Masters or how they created such beautiful paintings Susan recalls one class when Mrs Nye placed a master painting copy in front of each student and asked them to copy it With acrylic and watercolor paints at hand Susan created Van Gogh s Starry Night putting the swirls of color in her sky That was all it took for her at age 6 to value fine art respect the masters and hope that someday she would create her own wonderful works of art Susan 47 is married and the mother of 4 children and 1 grandson She and her family recently moved to Charlotte North Carolina from Maryland where she has been able to create her studio for inspiring commissioned and personal work An artist since childhood Susan has been painting professionally for a decade and has sold her paintings to collectors as far away as Italy and Paris and many throughout the United States Susan believes that it takes a lifetime to develop your artistic signature and skill and has studied with the finest of living artists thru class study and workshops and master reproductions br Welcome to the fine art gallery of Mary Susan Vaughn A stroll thru the pages of her gallery will awaken your senses to color and impressionistic interpretation of landscapes seascapes master reproductions architecture and portraits in oil and pastel Original works are available directly from the artist Each piece is signed by the artist All original artwork in oil is created on the finest canvas of cotton duck and linen Large pieces are hand stretched Currently the artist does not reproduce her works as Giclee prints making each piece a true and unique original piece of fine art for the discriminating collector An original Vaughn painting has a distinct mark on the back of the canvas identifying it as an original Included with every piece is a story of inspiration the date of creation and the name of the piece for your records We invite you to take a stroll thru Mary Susan Vaughn s various galleries Landscapes Seascapes Master Reproductions Architecture and Portraits Visualizing life as this gifted and accomplished artist portrays on canvas will bring beauty and value to your fine art collection Thank you for visiting my studio I hope that you enjoy my paintings Please contact me if you have any questions would like to purchase a piece of my available work or would like to commission a piece for your home or business I look forward to adding something special to your fine art collection Susan Vaughn images ©copyright Mary Susan Vaughn 3216
