Detailed, representational, colorful

depictions of southern towns in a

series, titled, "The Southern Sampler" and other subjects mostly related to

North Carolina life, landscape or history.

Originals

are painted with acrylic on canvas

and reproduced as

giclees or lithographs as limited edition,

signed/numbered prints.

Paintings have won awards and have

been featured in Outer Banks publications

and on covers of local brochures and guides.

A native North Carolinian, Susan Wells Vaughan was born in

Salisbury and moved to the Outer Banks in 1990. She began

painting with tempera and newsprint

when she was ten and has been

involved in art professionally for

over twenty years. She studied art at

several colleges and universities in

North Carolina including UNC-G

where she received a BA in English.

After graduation, she continued her

studies as a Commercial Art student

at Guilford Technical Community

College. Her acrylic painting style is

mostly self-taught, inspired by

Grandma Moses and Grant Wood. Susan is known

locally for her folk-art style town portraits and her whimsical

depictions of Outer Banks scenes. Her colorful crab paintings

have brightened the covers of "The Restaurant Guide to the Outer

Banks" for three years. Susan's work has won numerous

awards in local competitions, including two People's Choice

awards, two Merit awards, and one Excellence award in the

Frank Stick Memorial Art Show and runner-up twice in

the local "Beach Book" cover competition. Outer Banks Magazine

included her among its 1997-98 featured artists.