Suzie Baker

Shenandoah, TX

Suzie is an award-winning artist whose paintings are regularly on display in magazines, prestigious national shows and plein air invitationals. She is the incoming President of Oil Painters of America and holds signature status in that distinguished organization as well as the American Impressionist Society, American Women Artists, and others. In addition to being a still life and portrait artist, Suzie has been painting en plein air since she was a teenager. A sought-after instructor, for her humorous and informative style, Suzie teaches through her instructional video, Color Magic, and in workshops around the nation, Europe and close to her home in the Houston area.

Selected Publications

Plein Air Magazine, Cover and Article April/May Issue 2020 Southwest Art, Artist Profile, May Issue, 2019 Plein Air Magazine, Artist Profile, December/January Issue, 2017/18 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, More Than Just Faces, May/June Issue, 2017 Southwest Art, Artist to Watch, December Issue, 2014

Associations

OPA - Oil Painters of America, President, Signature Member PSA - Portrait Society of America AIS - American Impressionist Society - Signature Member NOAPS - National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society - Signature Member LPAPA - Laguna Plein Air Painters Association - Signature Member OPS - Outdoor Painters Society - Signature Member AWA - American Women Artist - Signature Member CAC - California Art Club - Associate Member

Member Recent Awards/Highlights

2021

Third Place, Oil Painters of America Wet Paint Competition, "Dappled Paint" First Place, Plein Air Easton, Small Works, "Michell House" Award of Excellence, Outdoor Painters Society, Plein Air Southwest, "Galveston Meat and Potatoes" Portraiture Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America Salon, "That's the One"

2020

Finalist, 2020 Art Renewal Center Salon, "Rose’s Sunflowers" Finalist, 2020 Members Only Competition, Portrait Society of America, Commissioned Portrait, “Wren” Finalist, 2020 Members Only Competition, Portrait Society of America, Plein Air, “Artist Dan Marshall Painting on Main Beach" Award of Merit, NOAPS Fall 2020 International Online Exhibition, “Light on the Chesapeake" Second Place, Studio Division, OPA Virtual International Wet Paint Competition, “That’s The One” Honorable Mention, 2020 Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape & Architecture Competition, “Faithful Morning” Best in Show, 4th Annual AIS Impressions Small Works Showcase, Wet Wall Competition, “View Out Back” Olmsted Re-imagined, 2020 Judges Award, 2020, “There is No Frigate Like A Book" Forgotten Coast, Virtual QuickPaint, First Place, 2020, "Low Country Boil” NOAPS, Spring Online Salon, 2020"

Website:  www.suziebaker.com