Susan Olij 12/5/25 Susan Olij 12/5/25

Defining my top 10 paintings of 2025

Susan Olij 11/12/25 Susan Olij 11/12/25

F.A.C.T.S - The Five Elements of a Great Travel Sketch

Susan Olij 11/12/25 Susan Olij 11/12/25

Artist Notes Outloud : Creative Outburst & Permission Fairies

A creative outburst needs permission fairies. What do you mean? Have a look!

Susan Olij 9/16/25 Susan Olij 9/16/25

5 Game-Changing Lessons from My Workshop with Tatiana Popova

What I learned from Tatiana Popova - oil portrait painting of The Angmoh

Susan Olij 9/1/25 Susan Olij 9/1/25

What It Really Takes to Get Shortlisted for a Major Art Competition

My shortlisted submission to the UOB Painting of the year 2025

Susan Olij 9/1/25 Susan Olij 9/1/25

Plein Air in Ireland: Lessons from the Fields of Wexford

What I learned in Art in The Open, plein air festival in Ireland, July 2025

Susan Olij 11/27/24 Susan Olij 11/27/24

Overjoyed Open Studio 14 December 2024

Our studio at Overjoyed is open to the public once a year, and this open studio will be full of interesting activities. Meet the other artists. Mark your calendar. Saturday 14 December from 11 am to 3 pm.

Susan Olij 11/20/24 Susan Olij 11/20/24

From Studio to Gallery: A 6-Month Journey Through Creative Chaos

What happened when I spend 6 months working on a series of artworks with my students who had to juggle their passion for art with a full time job.

Read all about the journey of artists and their different stages of creativity.

Susan Olij 11/5/24 Susan Olij 11/5/24

Lost and Found: Stages of an Artist’s Creative Journey - a group show

You are invited to our extramural group exhibition. Opening on Friday 22 November 5-8pm at Selegie Art Centre. Selegie Gallery

Susan Olij 7/8/24 Susan Olij 7/8/24

Confessions of an Unprepared Traveling Artist

Start before you’re ready, i’ll explain …

Susan Olij 7/8/24 Susan Olij 7/8/24

Urban Watercolours - Section 2. About learning good Composition

Urban Watercolours gems for you to learn from

Susan Olij 12/1/23 Susan Olij 12/1/23

Why a Professional Artist Still Takes Classes (It's Not What You Think)

Susan answers your question about why she keeps learning and gives you an insight to her learning philosophy as a teacher.

Susan Olij 11/21/23 Susan Olij 11/21/23

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Travel Sketching (Answered)

Travel Sketching Most Asked Questions. All answered here.

Susan Olij 8/23/23 Susan Olij 8/23/23

A Quick Guide to Collecting Limited Edition Prints

A quick guide to collecting limited edition prints. The only guide you need.

Susan Olij 8/17/23 Susan Olij 8/17/23

The Mindset That Separates Good Travel Sketchers from Great One

The top 5 mindset that I stand by when I am travelling as an artist

Susan Olij 6/8/23 Susan Olij 6/8/23

My Secret Weapon for Better Compositions: The 22 Thumbnail Method

Why I painted 22 thumbnails in one page, reasons you all want to know!

Susan Olij 6/6/23 Susan Olij 6/6/23

Artist Notes from Granada

Artist notes from Granada, is the art residency experience I just had, spending a month in Granada making art, read what I did there and the thought process and attitude.