Sue Dion is a painter who embraces the delightful messiness of the creative process. While she once called herself a gardener, she realized her real passion was simply the act of being a "planter"—someone captivated by the initial spark of germination, the burst of imagination, and the joy of seeing what spontaneously takes root. The precision and time commitment of traditional gardening simply couldn't compete with her desire for studio time.

This love for setting things in motion and watching them grow—from ideas to flowers to paintings—directly informs her art. Her work is a celebration of organic development, mirroring the wild growth in her own life and gardens.

In those rare moments she is away from her easel, you will most likely find Sue exploring the woods near her home, in her kitchen whipping up another batch of her famous dill hummus, or gathering inspiration among her wonderfully wild and unabashedly tangled perennials.