Sue’s current body of work is entitled “Paintings to Touch” and focuses on creating textures on the papers surface. “ Texture has always fascinated me and I find it difficult to walk through a store without touching all the fabrics. One of my goals in painting is to create a surface you not only enjoy visually, but also want to touch. When I show my work I try to have pieces of paintings available for clients to feel. Some of the texture is created with pure paint and some with collage; with the fun in not being able to tell which is paint and that which is not.”

"The inspiration for my work comes from many sources: the sun drenched grapefruit in Scottsdale, soap bubbles in my kitchen sink, the first soft snowfall, photos from the Hubbell Telescope and Mars. My paintings begin with sketches for overall design and do not include any detail. I then begin texturing the paper with gauzes, threads, yarns, ropes, oriental papers and plastic bags using watercolor and acrylic paints. Each element applied for texture will leave it’s own distinct mark. Cotton will texture much differently than silk. The texture left is also determined by the weather, warm, cold, dry, or humid and the paint. All texturing material is removed after the paint has dried and the design is then further developed."

Sue teaches paintings workshops throughout the country with the theme of “Worry Free Painting.” Sue feels the most important aspect of painting is to have fun and enjoy the interaction of the paint and paper. “ Not to worry” is one of her favorite quotes to her students. “Worry always shows in the work of art, one should paint with joy and authority and leave the worrying for other things.”