Sue Rauschenfels

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sue Rauschenfels grew up in a small town in northern MN in the 1960’s where she spent a lot of time outdoors exploring. Nature was an important part of Sue’s childhood where she learned to play and create with her six sisters and neighborhood friends; building forts, climbing trees, and learning to navigate relationships. She has never lost her love for being in the woods and it is not surprising she enjoys painting trees from the heart and honoring them for their gifts. Sue also enjoys painting Sisterhood figurative artworks and is passionate to spread the message that sisters are to support all sisters and to lift each other up for best life deserved politically, socially and economically.

Sue’s love of nature, color, people and whimsy are often captured in her work. She enjoys telling a story in her artwork which is often as she sees things or dreams of how things should be rather than the realistic narrative. She is currently exploring abstract art and enjoying the challenge and excitement of learning to stretch and express her art voice.

Sue began painting full-time in 2009 after retiring from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is self-taught and has taken art classes and workshops locally, nationally, and internationally and is grateful to study and to connect with creative artistic mentors for inspiration and for support.

Her artwork is represented in several gallery venues regionally and exhibited nationally in various juried exhibit offerings.

Sue currently enjoys wintering for several months in sunny AZ.