Sue Blandford

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The subject matter and it’s context that Sue is attracted to is frequently subconscious. It often exists in a Liminal space. A poetic juxtaposition, something displaced or discarded. It’s otherness revealed through fleeting transformative light, or the nocturnal. The objects that attract her are imbued with their practical uses as well as their evocation. The magic in the mundane that gets passed by. She looks for beauty but often finds it glowing in the dark or uneasy. Actual figures are rare in her paintings, perhaps a silhouette on a tent wall. She prefers to use objects that infer a human presence or absence. She has often felt herself to be occupying an ‘in-between’ place growing up, a mixed race heritage being part of this. Her subject matter reflects the spaces between the city and nature. Small man made objects or structures taking a space and resonating amongst the elemental.

Since graduating from Norwich School of Art in 1991, Sue has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her sculpture and paintings in private and public collections include; commissions for hospitals, private interiors, workspaces and as part of the Knebworth House restoration. Most recent exhibitions include; ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries London and Houghton Hall. Theatrical forms such as Butoh, Haiku poetry and the musical soundscapes she listens to while painting have been amongst her inspirations

Selected Works

Twilight Retreat by Sue Blandford

Twilight Retreat

Paintings - 53x41 cm
Home from Home by Sue Blandford

Home from Home

Paintings - 64x84 cm
Night Rainbow by Sue Blandford

Night Rainbow

Paintings - 50x64 cm
Blue Glasshouse  by Sue Blandford

Blue Glasshouse

Paintings - 41x53 cm
You Read to Me There by Sue Blandford

You Read to Me There

Paintings - 78x61 cm
Prayerbox by Sue Blandford

Prayerbox

Paintings - 84x63 cm
Suffolk Beacon by Sue Blandford

Suffolk Beacon

Paintings - 43x45 cm
Wandle Trolley by Sue Blandford

Wandle Trolley

Paintings - 45x65 cm
Beech Glasshouse by Sue Blandford

Beech Glasshouse

Paintings - 51x61 cm
Dreaming the Thaw by Sue Blandford

Dreaming the Thaw

Paintings - 42x53 cm

Snow Chairs

Paintings - 38x41 cm

Caravan

Paintings - 24x33 cm

Forest Glasshouse

Paintings - 49x61 cm

Night Tent - Orange

Paintings - 27x36 cm

Night Tent - Golden

Paintings - 27x36 cm

Night Rainbow III

Paintings - 25x33 cm

Light Garden

Paintings - 27x36 cm

Across the Fen

Paintings - 90x64 cm

Greenwich Shadow

Paintings - 38x50 cm

Night Kitchen

Paintings - 27x36 cm

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