Susan Keith, a resident of Murrieta, California, won the Best of Miniatures Award in the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) March 2026 Member’s exhibition “Singing Colors”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA. The painting was selected for this honor by prominent local artist and juror Shuang Li out of 278 entries.
Keith’s Best of Miniatures painting is titled “Bowled Over”. Shuang Li commented, “The reason I picked this piece out of all the wonderful entries is how the composition perfectly maximizes the small space. It avoids a boring, symmetrical layout with the bowls; instead, it’s full of directional lines and shapes that overlap and connect with one another. The rich colors—stretching from the butterfly to the bowls—really enhance the diagonal power of the piece. It creates a cleverly balanced composition with so much visual movement. I truly appreciate the artist’s ability to create such a big visual impact in a miniature painting.”
Susan Keith earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Painting and Printmaking from San Diego State University. Later in life, she became a teacher and taught all levels of high school art. Upon retiring from teaching, she pursued watercolor with a renewed love and interest, launching her professional art career in 2013, and has been exhibiting publicly ever since. She paints with an array of artistic watercolor styles and subject matter from plein air nature scenes to still life and portraits. Her paintings incorporate bright colors to catch the viewer’s eye, and her work is frequently informed by her intrigue of light and shadow in many subjects. Her work has appeared in both local and regional shows, where she has won various awards. Susan is continually inspired by the morning light that pours through her bedroom window. For more information on Susan and her work: https://sedonasue.wixsite.com/watercolorsbysue
The SDWS Gallery Exhibit will run through Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the SDWS gallery at 2528 Dewey Road in Liberty Station and is free to the public Wednesday – Sunday. Paintings can be viewed and purchased directly from the gallery, and are also available to view and purchase on the SDWS website at https://sdws.org/galleryart.php?cat=7089
The San Diego Watercolor Society, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1965, is dedicated to expanding the appreciation of and involvement in watermedia painting through education, exhibition and promotion. More information can be found at http://www.sdws.org.
Submitted by the San Diego Watercolor Society.
