About the Artist

The Artist

Art is a crucial component of Eileen Sudzina's life and she has been drawing and painting her whole life. She found it an escape and a comfort zone through out college majoring in Medical Technology and working 39 years in Pathology Lab at hospitals with the last 25 as Ancillary Testing Coordinator at three VA hospitals and 7 outreach clinics.  She started painting with acrylics on canvas at around 12 years old and did not get into watercolor until the mid -1980's. She received a second degree in Commercial art and design in 2002 just when studio art was dying out and computer digital art was coming in.  Having to squeeze in time for painting during a busy career and raising a son, she learned to paint quickly, loosely, and semi abstractly, sometimes with purse and coat in hand on the way out the door, stopping to paint for 10 min to start of her day and would end up painting again when she came home.

Since retiring in 2013 Eileen has achieved signature member status for the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA, Illinois Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society-Sylvan Grouse Guild, and Pittsburgh Watercolor Society. She was the past Vice President and Workshop Coordinator for the Pittsburgh watercolor Society for several years. She has been published in major watercolor publications and a featured artist in leading national art magazines. Her works are hung in several Medical offices and are cherished additions to fine private collectors. She has won numerous awards and sold paintings in the the best exhibitions in the USA. 

Eileen's watercolors are created on Yupo, a plastic paper, discovered while spending her vacation time attending Springmaid Beach Watercolor workshops for 15 years. She says “when painting, I loose myself for a while and become one with the art, free to create and design a watercolor that is loose and spontaneous with a lot of flowing energy, keeping it semi-abstract. I know the work is done when it reflects back to me the energy I put into it."  There is a lot going on close up in her work with the idea of      "Can I keep the detail to a minimum and let the viewer complete the work and maybe even see it differently each time its viewed. It keeps the piece alive." She finds much joy in painting.