Sue Ogilvy
Sue Ogilvy trained originally as a nutritionist and then later as a secondary school science teacher. She has lived and worked in many different countries including Sudan, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, and England. On retirement she was able to pursue her love of painting and gained a Fine Art degree from the University of Creative Arts in Farnham. Sue works in a variety of media including print, pencil, watercolour, acrylic and collage. She works part-time as an environmental field teacher at Chichester Harbour and runs art workshops for children and adults.
Statement
‘I am particularly interested in the forms, patterns and colours of the natural world. As a keen gardener, flowers often appear in my paintings. I like to use layers in different media so that a story can emerge. I paint or print paper which then is cut intricately and used as collage’.