Susan Hensley who began painting professionally in 2000, has taken "Drawing with the Masters" with Terry Cohill, studied watercolor and collage with Nadine Allen, studied privately with Carol Hoge in oil, has participated in the Robert Lysiak workshop, "Big Shapes, Big Colors" and attended Mary Ann Beckwith's "Beyond the Brush" water and collage workshop and Martha Rhode's workshop "No Failed Painting".Her one person shows in Blacksburg, Virginia include Bollo's, The Easy Chair and Mish Mish. Some of her group shows include:ART on a Mission, Roanoke, Virginia; Elon College, Elon, North Carolina; Shaftman Hall, Roanoke, Virginia just to name a few.
Susan Hensley paints and photographs largely in the abstract and emotive style; she believes this mode encourages participation by the viewer in what s/he perceives in the image rather than using a realistic style. Recently, Hensley has sold art at Chateau Morrisette and the Jacksonville Center and received an Honorable Mention at ART Along the Alley in Blacksburg.