Susan Seddon Boulet 1941 1997 Background Information Susan
Susan Seddon Boulet 1941 - 1997
Background Information Susan Eleanor Seddon was born in Brazil in 1941, of English parents who had emigrated from South Africa. Susan's early childhood was spent on a large citrus ranch, managed by her father, Eric Seddon. Susan loved the freedom of the farm and its closeness to nature. Encouraged by her father, she began drawing; her first subjects were the cows and horses of the farm. She always enjoyed a rich fantasy life; as a young girl she loved the folk tales and stories told by her father and caretakers on the farm. Her father sent her to finishing school in Switzerland. While in Switzerland, Susan began her training as an artist. Susan came to the United States in 1967 and worked for Braniff Airlines. It was also in 1967 that she met and married Lawrence Boulet.
Artist It was Larry who inspired Susan to dive more seriously into her art and they could often be found on a Saturday afternoon in a local park selling Susan's work from a fence or a line strung between two trees. She drew her inspiration from a wide variety of sources: mythology and poetry, Jungian psychology and worldwide spiritual traditions, as well as a deep love of animal and the natural world. There is a fairy tale quality to her work, a sentimental reacalling of childhood dreams of fairies and castles and magic. Her art exerted and continues to exert a profound influence on the lives that it touches. Today Susan Seddon Boulet is considered one of the founders of the visionary art movement in the United States. Her paintings are widely held in collections around the world.
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