Susan Spellman Studio
Everything Illustration & Fine Art with a New England Touch
About Me
Susan Spellman, Newburyport, MA
About
“When I was young, two of my most favorite things to do were to curl up in a big chair with a book, and to spend hours drawing and painting. I have been so fortunate to be able to combine my favorite pastimes into a dual career as a book illustrator and as a painter. Doing both satisfies my desire to be a visual storyteller and to explore and interpret the visual world around me. Working most days in the studio in illustration, I manage to get out one or two days a week to join my fellow “Plein Air” (In the open air) painters as we travel around setting up our easels, and painting the beautiful scenery around New England. My studio is in Newburyport, MA."
Fine art: Susan has participated in many group and solo shows, has won numerous awards in drawing and painting, and is a member of the “Newburyport Ten Plein Air Painters”, and the Newburyport Art Association, where she is currently teaching drawing and watercolor classes.
Illustration: After earning a BA from Marymount College with a major in art, Susan started her career working for a company specializing in educational filmstrips, Educational Directions Inc. She illustrated entire filmstrips of fairy tales and folklore and learned the process of visual storytelling. For the last 30 years, she has illustrated over 30 books, and has created illustrations for children's magazines, puzzles, and a variety of educational publications.
A list of books she has illustrated and a partial client list are included below.
Work
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
Boyd’s Mill Press
Cricket Magazine
Concordia Publishing House
D.C. Heath
Harcourt-Brace & Jovanovich
Highlights for Children Magazine
Houghton Mifflin
Little, Brown & Co.
McGraw-Hill
Oxford University Press
Parker Brothers
Prentice Hall
The Psychological Corp.
Publication International Inc.
Scholastic
Scott Foresman/ Addison-Wesley
Silver Burdett, & Ginn
Warner Press
BOOKS
Wild Dolphin Rider, by Nancy Donovan
Every Turtle Counts, by Sarah Hoagland Hunter
Charley, by Donna Seim, Peter E Randall Publishing
Satchi and Little Star, by Donna Seim, Peter E Randall Publishing,
Hurricane Mia, A Caribbean Adventure, by Donna Seim
Oscar the Herring Gull, by Nancy M. Donovan, Peter E Randall Publishing
Mabel Takes a Paddle, by Emily Chetkowski, Publishing Works, Inc.
Where is Simon, Sandy?, by Donna Seim, Publishing Works, Inc.
How Timbo and Trevor Got Together, by Barbara E. Towle, Publishing Works, Inc.
Pinky & Bubs' Stinky Night Out, by Frankie Spellman, Publishing Works, Inc.
Treasury of Christmas Tales, Publications International
Treasury of Bedtime Stories, Publications International
Mother Goose, Keepsake Edition, Publications International
Way to Go, Sport Poems, by Lillian Morrison, Boyds Mills Press
A Small Treasury of Easter Poems and Prayers, Boyds Mills Press
A Small Treasury of Christmas Poems and Prayers, Boyds Mills Press
Strange but True Civil War Stories by Nancy Clayton, Lowell House Publishers
Draw History, the Civil War, by Nancy Clayton, Lowell House Publishers
The Healing Power of Qi, by Roger Jahnke, Contemporary Books
My Heart is Sad, Warner Press inc.
Bright Easter Day, Concordia Publishing House
Trumpet Dreams, Zaner-Bloser
I’m Boo That’s Who, Addison Wesley
Scared, by Miriam Frost, the Wright Group
My Body Works, the wright Group
Tasha’s Dreams, McGraw-Hill
What are Friends For, Scott Foresman
The Horseback Almanac, Lowell House Publishers
365 Baby Care Tips, Meadowbrook Press
Quality Time, Anytime, Meadowbrook Press
Look Who’s Talking, Meadowbrook Press
Toilet Training, Tears or Trauma, Meadowbrook Press
Simple Guide to Pregnancy, Meadowbrook Press
Get in touch
General questions, comments, and inquiries are welcome at: suespellman@comcast.net
What I Do
Illustration, Fine Art in Watercolor and Oil, Plein Air painter, Portrait, Art Instruction
Illustration
www.suespellmanstudio.com
Susan is an illustrator of many books and stories for a variety of publications for children of all ages.
Fine Art
Paints in oil and watercolor. Enjoys Plein Air (on site painting) Subjects include landscape, still life, portraits, tractors, abstract and dancers
Passion for creating fine art and intimate works exploring the qualities of light in the landscape, creative brushwork, and the sense of movement in the dancer series.
A Sneak Peek at Upcoming Collaborations
upcoming exhibitions and news
Newburyport Art Association Watercolor Interest Group
Exhibiting at Country Center for Health and Rehabilitation, Newburyport, MA
Angles and Art Gallery and Framing,
Concord MA
Paintings currently on exhibit at the Gallery
Exhibit at 100 Market Gallery, 100 Market Street, Portsmouth NH
February - May 19, 2018
"Ballet 1"
Oil on Canvas 30" x 30 "
Watercolor and Drawing Classes
Ongoing at the Newburyport Art Association
Spring 2018
Salisbury Art
Stroll
Old Eastern Marsh TrailSaturday May12, 2018
I will be doing a demo about painting en Plein Air that day.
Newburyport Art Association Art Auction
June 16, 2018
this painting on auction
© 2017