April 2026: Sue McCann
This month, The Rising Gallery presents a collection of expressive works by Somerset-based artist Sue McCann, exploring the movement and energy of the human form.
Rooted in a lifelong fascination with life drawing, McCann’s work moves beyond anatomical precision, instead capturing gesture, emotion, and flow through intuitive, almost meditative mark-making. Using hands, fingers, and found tools such as twigs and quills, each piece becomes a spontaneous response to the presence of the model.
The result is a series of drawings that feel deeply personal - celebrating the quiet intimacy and connection between artist and subject.
A Moment in Time | Sue McCann
Artist Statement
This exhibition focuses on the human body. Intrigue in movement and flow of the human form has always fascinated me since a teenager, being introduced to life drawing during my foundation art course many years ago.
It has developed into a specific way of seeing that includes poetic lyrical expression. My aim is to capture the energy and life of a gesture and emotion, rather than anatomical perfection. It feels like an intuitive way of drawing, like meditation and emotional communication to celebrate the intimacy between the artist and model. These are often spontaneous reactions to a model moving, or in short poses. Many of the marks are made using both hands and fingers, twigs, quils and brushes.
Based in Somerset, Sue McCann studied for a BA in Creative Arts at Zion Hill in Bath, focusing on Fine Art and Textiles. For many years after this she was a teacher, and also ran Creative Art Workshops.