Susan's subject matter is primarily landscapes and Australian birds. She uses these subjects to explore the many and varied different colours, shapes and forms that exist in both. That is why her style is constantly changing. Susan works mainly in acrylic paint but has used mixed media such as gouache, watercolour pencils, ink, pencil and charcoal in the past. Influences include Australian landscape artists such as Arthur Boyd and Brett Whitely, post impressionism and photography.