Susi Grell Knox

How I got hooked on colour...
My love affair with colour began in grade one when the girl in front of me wore this sparkling glittering hat with hundreds of multi-coloured sequins. I was transfixed by the kaleidoscope sparkle: alizarin crimsons...of fresh ripe cherries; bright cadmium yellows of wild canaries; rich cobalt blues reminiscent of Mom's precious perfume bottles; sparkling silver like Christmas tree tinsel; and royal purples like grape popsicles glistening in the heat of the summer. Her hat was so luminescent, it lit up the room and my fate of becoming an artist was sealed forever.

Susi Grell Knox was born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, and has always loved art.

The first masterpiece she ever created was at the tender age of five, on her bedroom wall, using an HB pencil. This loose rendition of a single balloon on a string was not greatly appreciated by her mother. Nevertheless, not being easily discouraged, she went on to study Fine Arts in Montreal at Vanier College, then moved to Toronto to major in Illustration at Ontario College of Art.

Susi Grell Knox is an award winning Canadian Toronto painter/illustrator working mainly in watercolours, oils, inks, and digital painting. Her technique is both light hearted, often humourous, as seen in her watercolours, while her love of the Old Masters glazing techniques is reflected in her more representational oil paintings, both techniques exhibiting her fascination of bright bold colours.

She has designed for magazines, newspapers, store front murals, kitchen cabinet vignettes, miniature sculptures, and has illustrated four children's books.

Currently residing in the GTA with her husband, Susi is developing a cartoon strip depicting her life experiences, when she is not painting, or drawing balloons on the walls.

Awards:
The Bremen City Musicians: 1st in Canada Nation-Wide "Christmas Card Design" Contest
Temptation: 1st in the juried Beaux Arts Brampton Exhibition

Exhibitions:

Artway Gallery of Shoppers World Brampton

Art Gallery of Mississauga
Beaux Arts Brampton
Credit Valley Hospital
Christian Expo

Canadian National Exhibition
Ontario College of Art
TE.Wealth
Scarborough German House
Visual Arts Brampton

Visual Arts Mississauga

Some wonderful artistic moments...

Wonderful people I met along the way...

Art is a Serious Business

Partial list of clients:
German Canadian Congress
The Globe and Mail

George Brown Community Calendar

Ontario Medical Magazine
This Magazine
Westside Magazine
Party Packagers
Kurtz Mann Studio
Children's Books: Malinda Martha and Her Skipping Stones, Serendipity Says To Know Me Is To Love Me, Free as a Butterfly, Golden Roots.