Susan MacLennan is a retired educator (B.A, Bed.) artist and photographer from the Foothills of Alberta. Her passion for wilderness and wildlife have taken her from our Rockies to Alaska to the Pyrenees – often on horseback. Her work in watercolour and acrylic is inspired by nature, who teaches us everything about light, colour and form. 

She uses bold colours and simple shapes in the southwest tradition called representational realism. She is forever experimental, loving the creative process, and attends workshops hosted by other artists to try new mediums, such as mixing photography with printmaking. She is inspired by colourists such as Ted Harrison, Lawren Harris, Norval Morrisseau, and Jason Carter. Her mantra is from Horace: “A picture is a poem without words.”

Susan’s photography has been awarded by the Calgary Stampede Int’l Photography Competition, published in the Globe and Mail, and shortlisted for the World Photographic Cup 2026. She is represented by Route 22 Gallery, Cochrane, AB, and the Leighton Art Centre (Festive Foothills Art Show), Millarville, AB, and Art Spot, Calgary AB. All photographic prints are original, and in limited editions of 250. They are available on canvas, acrylic, metal and fine art papers, using archival inks.