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Sue Ennis is an artist whose works have been featured in many juried solo and group shows throughout Ontario and the USA. Her energetic paintings stem from her love of colour and texture, and she paints in a variety of media. Her recent works have focussed on peaceful places and abstract florals as a counterpoint to the recent pandemic, and those paintings became part of her Gratitude Project, in which she sent out many small oil paintings to frontline workers nominated by friends or family as a sign of thanks and respect for them continuing to show up and serve others during this difficult time.
Sue is an elected member of the Ontario Society of Artiststs and of the North Toronto Group of Artists.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Colour is always the first decision I make when I start a painting, and my style is abstraction, loosely based on nature. I do not paint from photos or en plein air, but from my memories of places visited or the feeling evoked by them. I start with a palette of 3-4 colours and then start applying them to the canvas and observe carefully what comes up for me as I paint, watching for shapes to emerge, ideas to percolate, and intuition to guide my hand. After some time, I find myself immersed in a state of flow, where I have become unaware of what is going on around me, and all distractions and sense of time floats away.

Spirit in the Flowers
Spirit in the Flowers
$1,200

Oil on wood panel.

30x30"

Sue Ennis
Still Blooming
Still Blooming
$100

Oil on cradled wood panel.

6x6"

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #23
Floral Series #23
$95

Oil on cradled wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #29
Floral Series #29
$95

Oil on cradled wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Part of a series of peaceful places and floral abstracts done during Covid as a way of centering myself during the early days of the pandemic. Afterwards I sent out many of these to front line workers as a token of gratitude for their work during the pandemic.

Sue Ennis
The Fragrance of Colour
The Fragrance of Colour
$2,000

Oil on wood panel.

40x40"

Reflecting my love of colour and allowing the painting to develop intuitively, this painting allows the viewer's imagination to flow and to perceive various shapes emerging.

Sue Ennis
Spirit of the Garden
Spirit of the Garden
$1,500

Oil on canvas.

36x36"

A painterly interpretation of the energy and colour of the garden in spring.

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #28
Floral Series #28
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
$100

Oil on cradled wood panel.

6x6x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #31
Floral Series #31
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Part of my Gratitude Project.

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #33
Floral Series #33
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Bubbling Up
Bubbling Up
$2,500

Oil on canvas.

48x48"

A joyful celebration of spring with vibrant colours and a vivid palette.

Sue Ennis
Lava
Lava
$475

Acrylic on canvas (framed).

20x20"

Acrylic painting with single matte and framed in black metal. Finished size is 20" x 20"

Sue Ennis
Tulips
Tulips
$100

Oil on cradled wood panel.

6x6x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Floral Profusion
Floral Profusion
$100

Oil on cradled wood panel.

6x6x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #27
Floral Series #27
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Part of my Gratitude Project, in which every day, I painted small peaceful places and abstract florals to lift up my spirits. After Covid lessened, I sent out many small paintings to frontline workers as a token of my gratitude.

Sue Ennis
Dance Steps
Dance Steps
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1"

Sue Ennis
Awakening
Awakening
$2,500

Oil on canvas.

48x48"

Sue Ennis
Garden Impressions
Garden Impressions
$1,000

Reverse painting on plexiglass.

22x30"

Sue Ennis
Dark Garden
Dark Garden
$100

Oil on cradled wood panel.

6x6x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Doing the Happy Dance
Doing the Happy Dance
$100

Oil on cradled wood panel.

6x6x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Floral Series #25
Floral Series #25
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Part of my covid Gratitude Project. When Covid first started, I occupied my time and settled my fears by painting every day. I painted images of peaceful places and abstract florals. After Covid had lessened , I sent out many paintings to frontline workers as a token of gratitude for their work.

Sue Ennis
Floral Dance
Floral Dance
$95

Oil on wood panel.

5x5x1.50"

Sue Ennis
Splash of Colour
Splash of Colour
$2,000

Oil on canvas.

44x44"

Floating florals and layers of colour suggest a rejuvenation of the spring garden.

Sue Ennis
Flow
Flow
$1,500

Reverse painting on plexiglass.

48x24"

Sue Ennis