Sue Schaare
ABOUT SUE SCHAARE
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Sue Schaare is a Hawkes Bay artist and a former Owner of Quay Gallery. I met Sue after finding that the Gallery was for sale she introduced me to the gallery, many of the artists, and has taught me much in a short time. Without Sue, there would likely be – no more Quay.
Sue is an amazing and accomplished artist that has learnt to evolve, evaluate, then evolve further. Her work is considered but not contrived. She is a professional artist that has a ‘wild streak’. Not ‘confined by rules’ - her work is a beautiful combination of sight and sound. Born in Foxton with early years spent in Dannevirke – Sue’s mum was good at drawing and her Grandad was a hobby painter. Sue and her Grandad would sometimes paint together - country scenes with ‘old sheds , fields with trees and old fence posts’. Sue is fortunate in that her art was nurtured from an early age with acknowledgement in the form of art awards and competitions. Over a glass of red wine, Sue told me of the turning point in her career - a car accident that whilst resulting in ‘minor injuries’ had a lifelong impact. After spending much time in recovery Sue found herself one day stating to her Doctor “I’m going to be a professional painter”. She started developing her art in order to take it further – approaching galleries. |
One year after the accident Sue opened a garden gallery, running the business and developing her art in synchronicity. This was a time of great learning and clarity for Sue and her art. She found inspiration in music and this became a key focus for her works. Sue would attend concerts and find that she could not fully appreciate the music without a pencil in her hand. She felt a real need to draw what she heard –
“It taught me how to listen. The lights, the curtains, the fluidity in the music, all I wanted to do was paint it. So I would sketch in the dark. I didn’t want to draw it ‘still’, I wanted to draw it ‘alive’. I could only do that while I was sitting there, listening to the music – feeling it”.
Sue explained to me that your hand cannot draw what your brain doesn’t know, so drawing in the dark was a natural extension of her art. It is what she felt - and therefore what she should, be doing.
Sue’s art is musical. It is memorable in that it is ‘of the moment’. Viewing Sue’s pieces transports you - not to where Sue was at the time, but to the moment you stood and looked, or sat and listened. She paints a ‘moment in time’. It could be hers, it could be yours. It is a feeling and an emotion, it is a moment!
Sue is currently looking forward to working from her brand new studio on her land in Otane following the build of her new home. It is an exciting time for Sue and a new phase in the direction of her art.
We look forward to bringing that to you as it develops.
“It taught me how to listen. The lights, the curtains, the fluidity in the music, all I wanted to do was paint it. So I would sketch in the dark. I didn’t want to draw it ‘still’, I wanted to draw it ‘alive’. I could only do that while I was sitting there, listening to the music – feeling it”.
Sue explained to me that your hand cannot draw what your brain doesn’t know, so drawing in the dark was a natural extension of her art. It is what she felt - and therefore what she should, be doing.
Sue’s art is musical. It is memorable in that it is ‘of the moment’. Viewing Sue’s pieces transports you - not to where Sue was at the time, but to the moment you stood and looked, or sat and listened. She paints a ‘moment in time’. It could be hers, it could be yours. It is a feeling and an emotion, it is a moment!
Sue is currently looking forward to working from her brand new studio on her land in Otane following the build of her new home. It is an exciting time for Sue and a new phase in the direction of her art.
We look forward to bringing that to you as it develops.
