A RISING Richmond artist has credited the beauty and scenery of North Yorkshire for her blossoming career.

Susan Marie Williams is preparing to showcase her paintings, inspired by the region, across several upcoming exhibitions and has ongoing displays in local galleries.

The full-time artist has chosen to show her Heartland Watercolours series, which uses bold colours enhanced using masking fluid and Fantastic Flowers, created using acrylic inks on canvas.

Ms Williams said: “My sense of belonging to this local geography and knowing the detail of it has inspired and influenced me and my work because it’s soaked right into my bones.”

“What I want to achieve through my art is to be able to continue to produce it. It’s a simple thing.

“I’m not consciously trying to convey a message or say the world should be like this or that.”

Ms Williams' art will be displayed ongoing at Wensleydale Galleries in Leyburn and The Showcase Gallery in Richmond, as well as in three upcoming exhibitions: A Spot on the Wall at the Station Gallery, Richmond, until September 2; An Exhibition of Fantastic Flowers at the Old School House Arts Centre, Leyburn, until August 13; and The Art of Wishful Thinking at the Town Hall Gallery, Darlington, until September 11.

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