Susan Jones · Drawing the Natural World

www.drawingthenaturalworld.com · 

EXHIBITIONS

• The Way We See It, Art by Susan Jones & Jane Gonzalez, University Business Center, Seattle, Washington: March 4 – April 12, 2008 

 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• Aesthetics of Drawing Show, Ballard Art Walk, Seattle, Washington: September 13, 2008
• Best of Gage Student Show, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington: March 31 - April 30, 2008 

• Foundation Drawing II Group Show, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington: March 31 - April 30, 2008  
• Semantics Gallery, Edmonds, Washington: Color Pencil Society of America, Seattle Chapter Show,
  September 20 – November 9, 2007 
• Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, Washington:
  2006-2007 Natural Science Illustration Program Exhibition, July 9 – October 7, 2007 
• Lakewood Racquet & Sport Club, Lakewood, Washington:
  Colored Pencil Group Exhibition, May 1 – June 30, 2006 

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
March 2006 – Present: Gage Academy of Art, Web Editor. Seattle, Washington
Accomplishments include: 

• Writing and editing text for the Gage Academy of Art adult and youth program catalogs and promotional material 
• Writing, editing and posting text on the Academy’s web site, www.GageAcademy.org 

January 2001 – September 2005: American Orchid Society, Assistant Editor. Delray Beach, Florida 

Accomplishments include: 

Awards Quarterly Magazine, Editor 

• Coordinating the efforts of staff and volunteer contributors 
• Adjusting the magazine format to expand the quantity of color images
• Creating a reference system for the magazine’s annual cumulative index to streamline information access for the American Orchid Society orchid judging system 

Orchids Magazine, Assistant Editor

• Introducing a monthly orchid pest and disease column, writing text and acquiring images for the feature. 
• The column’s success and popularity led to its inclusion in the Members-Only section of the AOS web site. 

Other:

• Writing text (in addition to the above column) for the AOS web site, www.AOS.org
• Extensive proofreading, researching and fact-checking for all AOS publications 

  
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE  

• Taught "Creating Dynamic Color Pencil Drawings" Youth Workshop, Shoreline Christian School, March 19, 2008
• Creation of a variety of print materials, involving writing, editing, layout, proofreading, fact-checking, researching, graphic design and photography 
• Regular article contributor to Northwest Drawing Points, newsletter of the Colored Pencil Society Seattle Chapter  

PUBLICATIONS 

• March, 2008 - The Dark Side: Working on Dark-Colored Grounds, published in Northwest Colored Pencil Pointers (available from the Colored Pencil Society, Seattle Chapter)
• March, 2007 - Working on Drafting Film With Colored Pencil, published in Northwest Drawing Points, CPSA Seattle Chapter Newsletter
•  2001 - 2005 Orchid Ailments, bi-monthly articles in Orchids Magazine 

ART EDUCATION 

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 2006-2007
Natural Science Illustration Certificate Program, Graduation June, 2007

Suzanne Brooker, Instructor, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington
Drawing Portraits of Trees, Summer Quarter, 2008

Margaret Davidson, Instructor, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington

• Still-Life Drawing & Composition, Fall Quarter, 2008
  
• Color Theory, Spring Quarter, 2008
• Aesthetics of Drawing, Spring Quarter, 2008
  
• Foundation Drawing II, Winter Quarter, 2008
  
• Foundation Drawing I, Fall Quarter, 2007
• Drawing With Carbon Dust (3-day workshop), July, 2007

Anne deMille Flood, Instructor, Tacoma, Washington: Colored Pencil Open Studio (One-day instructional sessions) – Monthly, September through May, October 2005 to present

Milo Duke, Instructor, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington
Beginning Watercolor, Summer Quarter, 2008

Sheila Theodoratos, Instructor, Shoreline, Washington: Colored Pencil Drawing (biweekly classes)
January – March, 2006; July, 2007 to present

Geoff Flack, Instructor, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, Washington:  

• Cast Drawing, Fall Quarter, 2008
• Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring Quarter, 2006
• Architectural Drawing, Summer Quarter, 2006

Palm Beach County Adult Education, Boca Raton, Florida:

• Beginning Portrait Drawing, Spring Quarter, 2005
• Intermediate Drawing, Summer Quarter, 2004
• Beginning Drawing II, Spring Quarter, 2004
• Drawing for Beginners, Winter Quarter, 2004
• Drawing Cartoons, Winter Quarter, 2004 

EDUCATION  

Bachelor of Arts degree, Communications, Southern Connecticut State University, graduated with honors  

AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Seattle Chapter, since November, 2006
• Member & Vice President, Colored Pencil Society of America, Seattle Chapter 207, since January 2006
• Member, Eastside Association of Fine Arts, since March, 2008
• Member, American Orchid Society, since 1996   

PREFERRED  MEDIA

• Colored Pencil 
• Pen & Ink 
• Graphite 
• Metalpoint  
• Carbon dust 
• Charcoal
• Watercolor Pencil