Sue Bulmer

Sue Bulmer was born and raised up on a farm in the North-east of England and this is where the inspiration for her work comes from, as she developed a love of nature ant art at a young age. She would particularly sit and draw the chickens on the farm as a child, even now her work is mainly a collection of beautiful stylistic birds perched delicately on pretty decorative trees and birdhouses. Currently, Sue is based in Nottingham and has been for the past 23 years, however, she Attended the University of Nottingham to study Pharmacy. Her passion for art never went away though, and after 15 years of being involved in the sciences, she went back to her artistic roots. She enrolled in a Foundation course in Art and Design, which she believes gave her the extra boost of confidence and allowed her to explore a variety of media such as print, stitch, watercolour and drawing skills. Since completing that course she has continued as a self-taught artist.

I Carry Your Heart

Sue's work is clearly inspired by nature and the countryside, forever stimulated by her upbringing. She is a lovely down to earth lady raised in a very close loving family, and through her work her humble nature is seen with the simple, sweet illustrations reflecting sentimentality, peace and love. An ink pen is simply all she uses to create these bold dreamy illustrations, though she has created some work using watercolour and even textiles. Perhaps she chooses to illustrate nature because this is her sanctuary, and no wonder she feels at ease in the countryside when the world we live in today is almost completely man made. We are living in cities and towns deprived of nature and the once fresh air is thick with fumes from vehicles and factories. Her illustrations are a vision of her life, cherishing what we still have left of the natural world. Sue believes her work is "unpretentious" and that she does what she does because it is simply "the things I like, things I love and things that move me."She states on her website "My work is very subjective and fluid, I let my mood, feelings and current interests dictate what I do."Motivated by the outdoors and the natural world, her quirky little illustrations warm my heart and remind me what really matters. Her style emits a sense of tranquillity, that no matter what gets in the way of my happiness, I can still fly to the top of the highest tree, breathe in the fresh air  and just let go of everything for a little while. Her work comforts.

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