Sue Verity featured at Eden Gallery in Lichfield

 Tamworth based artist Sue Verity has had a passion for art from a young age. As a child she decorated her own bedroom with murals.   Sue had only painted as a hobby, but in 2002 decided to go to college to study Fine Art. This inspired her to give up her job to pursue a career in art. She started her own business painting murals, but also developed her iconic portrait ideas on canvas using her own contemporary style taking inspiration from Warhol and Hockney. Her first portrait was of Johnny Depp and an off-chance visit to the local gallery resulted in her first exhibition in her home town of Tamworth, Staffordshire, and has since exhibited in galleries across the Midlands and London.

Sue has always had a passion for working with charities and finding new ways to raise money. A chance to meet rock legend Robert Plant was one such opportunity, getting him to sign her portrait of him. The portrait was auctioned, the winning bid coming from Canada raising £2500 for the Acorns Hospice. This set Sue on a new path raising many thousands of pounds for charity through celebrity signed portraits, with some very memorable moments along the way!

Sue has many influences including Hopper, Hockney and Liechtenstien but of course Andy Warhol has been her major influence. Other less obvious influences include Constable, Turner and Gainsborough. Sue enjoys landscape painting which she hopes to develop in the near future. She also loves retro ideas and experimenting with abstract and textures.

Recently, Sue has had one of her paintings selected to be part of the promotion campaign for series five of the BBC TV show Peaky Blinders. Sue’s painting of Arthur Shelby was selected as one of 16 from over 1000 entries in the BBC’s Peaky’s Fan Art Competition and will be seen online and on posters nationwide. 

Eden Gallery are pleased to feature Sue’s artwork, especially her ‘Peaky Blinders’ collection.