Susan Pepler paints cars, wonderful big, bold Cuban cars. She paints flowers, beautiful dancing peonies and roses, spilling out across the canvas. Her cars speak of the bygone days of Havana, her florals of warmth and joy. You can’t help but feel her effervescent spirit when viewing her art. I spoke with Susan in her Shaughnessy Village home about her art and what moves her to paint. Why paint Cuban Cars? Because of the colours, the chrome, the architecture […]
Montreal artist Susan Pepler loves Cuba. She originally travelled to Havana in pursuit of artistic subject matter, vintage automobiles. There she hit the mother lode! And more. “In 2000, I had just done my first solo show in Montreal, the start of my painting career, and had included a couple of vintage cars that I had seen around Montreal. They were a hit. I had always been fascinated with the appearance of cars, with every little visual detail. I […]