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Suzi began exploring art in her mid 30’s. She was no stranger to art however as she grew up watching her mom and late brother paint. After the untimely death of her first husband, Doug Zefting, her love of creating art began with a drawing class with G.A. Sheller at the Creative Workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY. When Suzi discovered that she had a talent for that she progressed to taking watercolor classes with M. Wendy Gwirtzman and then onto colored pencil with Sari Gaby.
After devoting time to her children, Brett and Lindsay, Suzi dove back into the art community when her youngest (Lindsay) went off to college in 2002. She took watercolor classes with Wendy Gwirtzman and expanded her horizons by studying pastel, oil and portraiture with Sari Gaby. Suzi is inspired everyday by the works of the artists she has come to know and love through her affiliations with Wendy and Sari, as well as her affiliations with numerous local art clubs. She is constantly striving to better her craft.
Portraits are her favorite subjects to paint. Suzi enjoys painting other subjects but when artists’ block strikes it is always the portrait or figure that gets her creative juices flowing again. Her painting style is realistic, and portraiture presents the challenges that make painting for her a joy.
Suzi is proud to be a member of the Rochester Art Club, the Penfield Art Association, and the Rochester Area Colored Pencil Club. She is an active Board member of all three art clubs, and will be the President of the Penfield Art Association in 2009-2010. Suzi is also the newsletter editor for both the Rochester Art Club and the Rochester Area Colored Pencil Club. She is also a member of the Vermont Pastel Society, the Portrait Society of America and the Art Guild at Old Forge.
Suzi is the proud recipient of a Best of Show award, numerous Judges’ awards, and numerous Merit awards. She also has had the honor of being juried into a national Pastel Exhibition in Old Forge in the Spring of 2008.
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Suzi is thankful for her family’s endless support in her artistic endeavors ---her husband, Gary; her children, Brett and Lindsay; her stepchildren, Kim and Jeff; and her mom, Barb. She is also grateful for her many artistic friends (practicing and non-practicing, and you know who you are!) and their continuous support, guidance, and inspiration. Perhaps her biggest inspiration comes from an eternal connection to her late brother, Les, and her aspirations to continue creating what he is no longer able to do. “Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one” |