Individuals: Writers: Susan Statham
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Thrill turns to horror when Maud Gibbons inherits a masterpiece from her former art instructor. The celebrated Charles Venable has painted her a coded picture of his own murder. But she’s not the only one to inherit a mysterious work of art. The realization that Charles spent his final months painting her clues has Maud wondering if he was a victim of homicide or delusion. As she deciphers his painted narratives, all doubt dissolves. |
Bio
 Susan Statham is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, the National Portrait Academy, Algonquin College and the Ottawa School of Art. She attended part-time study at the Ontario College of Art, workshops at Cecil Graves Studio in Italy and the Art Students League in New York, N.Y. She is a member of the Society of Portrait Artists and is Past President of the Cobourg Art Club.
Susan has had solo and group shows in Toronto and Northumberland and Quinte area galleries. Her portrait commissions include, former Ontario Lieutenant-Governor, the Hon. Pauline McGibbon and her husband Don McGibbon, Cobourg Mayor, Peter Delanty and his wife Suzanne. She also completed a portrait for former Solicitor General, the Hon. Allan Lawrence.
Susan works primarily in oils and uses a traditional glazing technique dating from the 13th Century. Her goal in every painting is to work with the light and breathe life into each piece.
Susan is also a writer and is a graduate of the Institute for Children’s Literature, creative writing at Loyalist College and Advanced Fiction Writing at the University of Waterloo. Her first novel, "The Painter's Craft" is published by Bayeux Arts and will be available at bookstores or online. Susan is presently at work on her second Maud Gibbons mystery, "True Image" which is set in Northumberland County.
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Website: http://sstatham.com/
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Artist Susan Statham
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