Susan Seddon Boulet1941 - 1997

Susan Eleanor Seddon was born in Brazil in 1941, of English parents who had emigrated from South Africa.

Susan's early childhood was spent on a large citrus ranch, managed by her father, Eric Seddon.  Susan loved the freedom of the farm and its closeness to nature.  Encouraged by her father, she began drawing;  her first subjects were the cows and horses of the farm.  She always enjoyed a rich fantasy life;  as a young girl she loved the folk tales and stories told by her father and caretakers on the farm.

Her father sent her to finishing school in Switzerland. While in Switzerland, Susan began her training as an artist.

Susan came to the United States in 1967 and worked for Braniff Airlines.  It was also in 1967 that she met and married Lawrence Boulet.

Background Information

Artist

It was Larry who inspired Susan to dive more seriously into her art and they could often be found on a Saturday afternoon in a local park selling Susan's work from a fence or a line strung between two trees.

She drew her inspiration from a wide variety of sources: mythology and poetry, analytical psychology (wholeness through the integration of unconscious) and worldwide spiritual traditions, as well as a deep love of animal and the natural world.  There is a fairy tale quality to her work, a sentimental recalling of childhood dreams of fairies and castles and magic. Her art exerted and continues to exert a profound influence on the lives that it touches.

Susan Seddon Boulet was considered one of the founders of the visionary art movement in the United States.  Her paintings are widely held in collections around the world.

The Visionary art movement is art produced by innate personal vision. Visionary art begins by listening to the inner voices and inner perception of the soul.

Example of Boulet

Example of Boulet

Example of Boulet

Example of Boulet

Example of Boulet

Example of Boulet

The Project

Creating a self-portrait based on facial proportions

Your portrait must depict your inter-self

You need to use a minimum of two symbols that represent your inter-self

Student Samples

Student Samples

Let’s Begin

USING A MINIUM OF THREE COMPLETE SENTENCES WRITE DESCRIBE YOURSELF...THINK ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY, WHO YOU ARE OR HOW YOU WOULD DEFINE YOURSELF...