Sue Steele Thomas is an Associate Professor of Art at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, Virginia where she currently lives. She teaches watercolor, gouache (opaque watercolor), illustration, design, drawing and art history. She received her M.F.A. in studio art from Radford University and B.A. in painting from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Sue is a native of Christiansburg, Virginia and has been drawing and painting since age five. She considers the automobile to be an extremely significant part of our culture and way of life. "As a painter I choose the automobile, people and surrounding landscape as my subject matter. The automobile, is within itself, a work of art."
Gouache and watercolor are her media of choice. Both have magical qualities that allow the production of incredible shapes and colors that she depicts in her compositions. Reflections, chrome, curves and flowing lines give the challenge and intrigue to solve and master her work. Her style attempts to achieve detailed and accurate, yet an artistic, interpretation of the grandiose automobile.
Sue loves to paint antique, vintage, racing and special automobiles for enthusiasts. Sue’s paintings have been accepted in numerous juried/invitational automotive, illustration and solo exhibits. She has contributed automotive artwork to Road & Track magazine since 1990.
Jag In The Daisies
Packard
