Artists Introductions
Susie Herrington
Susie moved to the Panama City, Florida area from Elkhart, Indiana in 2018. She has been visually impaired since birth. However, with great doctors and innovative technology, they were able to restore vision in one eye. The transition has been and continues to be quite a journey for her. She is now ready to return to the art world, creating and teaching She is a pastelist and enjoys watercolors, acrylic, oils and multi-media works.
Susie is a past member of the Midwest museum of art. She is also a member of the Elkhart Art League where she studied pastels with Phill Monteith, PSA from 2004-2018 along with a variety of other artists. In 2010 she was featured in the Elkhart Truth as well as participating in the Elkhart Artwork Summer of 2017.
With the support and encouragement of Mary Morgan, HUMS instructor and other wonderful staff of Ivy Tech College, she graduated in 2018 with honors and an associates degree in applied science in the Human Service Field. She served as student ambassador and is a alum of Phi Theta Kappa and the NSLS. Susie also learned braille through the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired wanting to implement it to her creations.
Phill Monteith and Mary Morgan have been her teachers, mentors friends and greatest inspiration to continue creating art. Creative ideas come from seeing nature and humanity, her goal is to bring joy to others through her art.
