Suzanne Hill
Suzanne Moniea Hill studied art history and studio art and has been passionate about art all her life. She believes that people should follow their instincts in what they like about art [ viewers need not feel intimidated by the opinions of experts] and that exposure to art and its history aids in its appreciation.
Ms. Hill has interviewed Dee Herget, Baltimore’s Folk Art screen painter; surrealist painter Steven Kenney; and Kim Grant, mixed-media artist and organizer of international art tours. She developed an online art appreciation course aand an online writing class. Several of her reviews have been published in The Virginian-Pilot and The Potomac Review. Suzanne enjoys organizing mail art and altered-art-book swaps with fellow mixed-media artists.
Suzanne frequently attends major exhibitions at world-class museums near Washington, D.C., like The Walters, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Historic Houses of Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Library, and the National Gallery. Whether at home or traveling, she never misses a chance to visit an art gallery or a touring exhibition. She is a member of ART, the educational foundation "American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century" dedicated to the appreciation of beauty and life-affirming values in fine art. She supports Art Renewal Center whose mission is to rejuvenate public appreciation of art in the tradition of classical realism and the old masters.
Suzanne, who has a masters degree in writing, teaches college composition and business writing. She implores her students to be life-long learners, to investigate events for themselves, to make up their own minds and not simply accept conventional wisdom. She appreciates all things beautiful and classic.
Former editor: Illustration and Illumination
Contact Suzanne at suzannemhill@yahoo.com.
Latest Articles
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Arms and Shoulders Depicted in Art
Understanding the arm's anatomy and musculature helps the artist more realistically portray the arm in figure paintings and drawings.
Nov 14, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Early Use of Pencil
Drawing with metalpoint, such as silverpoint, is an art form that was replaced by graphite pencil but is being rediscovered today.
Aug 15, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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American Inventor Thomas Edison
Greatest U.S. inventor lived in a time of entrepreneurial freedom without dealing with - as modern garage inventors do - stifling restrictions or overhead.
Jul 29, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Gustave Courbet and his Patron Bruyas
Courbet shunned the Crown, the Church, the art academy, and artistic convention and considered himself a spokesman for the working people.
Jun 27, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Gustave Courbet Shuns Allegiance to King, Church, and Academy
In Realist Manifesto, this controversial 19th-c French artist declares his intent to reject the artistic conventions of his day and exercise his freedom.
Jun 1, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Vanitas Paintings Depict Emptiness
Vanitas is a type of still life painting - popular in 17th century period of the Golden Age of Dutch art - that symbolizes the transience of life and beauty
May 30, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Alice Neel and Jenny Saville
Contemporary British artist Jenny Saville is known for her huge paintings of nude women, while American artist Alice Neel focused on small-scale works.
May 25, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Jan Brueghel the Elder
Spring is bursting! Take a look at the flower bouquets and still life paintings of this 16th-century Renaissance artist that celebrate beauty and sensuousness.
Apr 3, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Meaning in Goethe in the Roman Campagna
Tischbein's artwork shows an idealized version of poet Goethe and has become a symbol of Germany's classical humanist period known as Weimar Classicism.
Feb 20, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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Dr. Christopher Dresser
The Society for History and Graphics (SHAG) recently presented a history of the major artistic works of 19th-century designer, inventor, and botanist Christopher Dresser.
Feb 13, 2010
- Suzanne Hill
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