Susan Sharp is an outstanding abstract painter of biomorphic and linear forms, flat planes, vivid color and high gloss surfaces who works in a wide variety of scale on wood, mylar and paper.  Her oil and acrylic paintings consist of individual panels or several which are installed separately and tightly aligned.   A brilliant colorist, Sharp makes fresh what artists have been challenged by for years -   sensuous, fluid and radiant abstractions,  inspired by nature and experience:

"My approach to painting is intuitive and a continuing process of self discovery.  Working flat, several layers of fluid paint are applied to either paper, mylar or wood panels, imbuing the works with an inner light. Scale shifts and unexpected juxtapositions combined with overlays of the linear and graphic, navigate disparate worlds. The density of the woodlands surrounding my Easton (CT) home, the weight and transparency of water as well as topographical drawings and photos done while flying are all sources of inspiration.  Meandering rivers and roads, or blood vessels, translate into flowing linear connectors, land masses to body parts. The ambiguity expressed in my works is what compels me to paint.” 

Susan Sharp’s paintings have been seen in numerous solo exhibitions in New York and Connecticut and many group exhibitions in private galleries and public institutions nationwide, including the Silvermine Art Center,  the Housatonic Museum of Art, and the Stamford Museum.   She is the recipient of awards from the Silvermine Arts Center, the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and the Stamford Museum.  Sharp’s paintings are featured in distinguished private collections as well as such public collections as the State of Connecticut, General Electric, Chase Manhattan Bank, Kidder Peabody Corporation, the Town of Fairfield, CT, Huntington Bank, Pullman & Comley and the Housatonic Museum of Art.