Susan Bankey Yoder
Meadowland Studio
1131 Barkley Road,
Atglen, PA 19310
610-593-6883
About the artist..."If I didn't have a natural talent for painting, I would have become a veterinarian," said artist Susan Bankey Yoder.
She has always had a deep love for all animals and is always studying and learning from them. Her enjoyment of the outdoors, combined
with a keen eye for detail produce dramatic renditions of wildlife in their natural surroundings.
She has commitment to conservation as well, by contributions and memberships to various wildlife programs and organizations. Susan has
received many awards and honors while diligently using her talent to build the foundations of her career. Her work as an illustrator has
resulted in the publication of numerous books and examples of her work can be seen nationwide. Primarily a self-published artist, her
artwork has been published in U.S. Art, Wildlife Art, Ruffed Grouse Society Magazine, Keystone Conservationist, Sporting Classics
Magazine and Mid-Atlantic Fly Fisherman.
She is consistently a finalist in competitions with three second place finishes in Trout Stamp and conservation prints to her credit. She
currently has a series of trout prints that help to benefit Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited chapters.
Painting , for Susan, is a very personal media. She enjoys the fieldwork that is so important and the research of her subjects brings he
great satisfaction. Gouache, an opaque watercolor and acrylic are her choices for primary medium. She decides which paint to use
according to how it will best suit the subject, claiming a special feeling for the properties the paint will give her. Her ongoing study of
paintings by other artists to learn and better understand the many varying aspects of their art and style is part of her continuing education.
"Painting is an evolutionary process; I'm always growing and learning. It is very stimulating." she says.
Fishing is one of the many ways she can do research, and the trout streams of Montana, Wyoming and Pennsylvania, her home state, are among
her favorite places. "People are always surprised when I talk about fishing." She states, "I guess it's still a little unusual to hear about a woman
that goes fishing." Susan keeps a sketchbook and a camera along with her fishing gear, for an opportunity that arises, transferring them to her
saddlebags when horseback riding or hiking on the trail.
Many of her paintings enhance both corporate and private collections. She has shown at prestigious shows such as, the Southeastern Wildlife Expo,
Easton Waterfowl Festival and is currently showing at the Florida Wildlife Expo in Lakeland this February.
Brochures of her work are available upon request by contacting:
Meadowland Studio
1131 Barkley Road, Atglen, PA 19310
610-593-6883
www.susanbankeyyoderartist.com
