About

 

Susanna Isaksson is a mixed media artist from Swedish Lapland. Her passions for art started already when she was a little child. She was always playing with colors and being fascinated how they could transform, blend and how they affect her. In the magical world of colors she found her happy place. Her talent was noticed already in early age.

Susanna is an educated art teacher and has taken a lot of art courses. She has had many exhibitions and also written and illustrated two children’s books which were published in 2004 and 2016. Susanna has worked as a teacher in art for children in many years. Painting has always been a natural part of Susannas life but it was first after a burned out and the pandemic she understood that it was time to take her artistry to the next level. It was then she decided to devote herself wholeheartedly to painting. She decided to go the one year mastery program at Milan Art Institute, USA to become a professional artist and that changed her life. Susanna was graduated in October 2022. 

 

”Art is my language”

 

Susanna get her inspiration mainly from life in the north, animals, nature, the light, stillness, silence, the clean and the beautiful but also the wild and unexpected. Soft, romantic, dreamy women and animal are often in focus in her paintings. They have a special connection and comes with positive messages like hope, freedom, be kind, self confidence, follow your dreams and see the beauty in life. Her paintings have a romantic, dreamy vintage touch. Susanna says that her inspiration is a mix of  vintage/"old hollywood", grafitti and life in Lapland.

The color palette are light with pastels where pink, purple, blue and white are dominant colors. She often uses symbols for example eternity, butterfly, reindeer, snowflakes and the sami sun wheel in her paintings. Susanna wants her culture and life in Lapland be a part of her painting process. She uses different materials and medium in her painting process, for example graphite, markers, crayons, collage, gold leaf, acrylic and oils. She always works in multiple layers and the last layer is often oils to make the colors more vibrant and alive.

 

 

 

”I want to give you a moment of beauty, hope and stillness in a fast paced and stressful world. Let the soft sensitive pastel brushstrokes lead you to my dreamy, romantic world of colors and touch your heart with light, kindness, and hope that the world will be a better and peaceful place. Art can change the world and it starts within by finding your own inner peace and "happy place". I want my art to be that "happy place" for you.” I believe that color make people happier and become healthier through art."

  

At the moment Susanna has her studio in her home. Her plans is to have a bigger studio and her dream is to have a small gallery where she can sell her art and products. She also has plans to have art courses to inspire people to get more creative. Her vision is to increase the understanding for high sensitive persons and help people with burn out syndrome to recover and get healthier through art. Her goal when her business grows is to giving back to charitable causes and donate money to organizations who help people with burn out syndrome and mental illness recovering and get a healthier life.

 

Susanna is a member of Swedish Artist's Association and she is also a featured artist in European Art Guide 2022.