Better known locally for treading the boards in many a Cayman Drama Society production and as a talented amateur director, Sue Howe has gone from actor, to auteur to artist with the mounting of her first solo show.

The exhibit, From Beginning to End, seeks to take viewers along on the artist’s creative journey, Mrs. Howe said.

Her vision

“I chose the title because it summed up the process of where the idea for the painting started, and its process from beginning to its end result -- from photos, drawings, chalk drawings on canvas and additional photos of the paintings’ various steps to completion,” she said.

Featuring 34 oil paintings covering various themes, sizes and subjects, the exhibit offers plenty of variety.

“I’ve tried to involve what I usually do, which is predominately realism, with some smaller abstracts included,” said Mrs. Howe. “My inspirations are people, the landscape, and the sea.”

Her background

Originally from Western Canada, Mrs. Howe has lived in Grand Cayman for nearly 20 years and has been painting for a decade.

“I’ve really only hit my stride and style over the last three years or so,” The Breakers resident said. “I’m pretty much self-taught, so although I have benefitted from workshops with the Visual Arts Society, the National Gallery... I’ve really found my style with oil paint.”

She said of painting, “It’s one of those things in life that I find makes me incredibly happy... I hope visitors to the exhibition enjoy viewing my work as much as I have creating it.”

According to the show’s curator, Nickola McCoy-Snell, “The exhibition is a visual journey into the head of the artist. One that every art lover and artist should experience.”

From Beginning to End Fine artwork exhibition and sale is at Arteccentrix Fine Art Gallery in Governors Square from 6pm Thursday, 21 October to Thursday, 4 November and is sponsored by Tortuga Rum Company.