Sue Ellen Brown

Biography: Sue Ellen Brown (born March 8, 1954) is an artist living in Birmingham, Alabama. Brown was born in Tyler, Texas to John Robert and Joy Kathryn (née Hardie). An asthmatic, Brown spent much of her childhood drawing and painting. During this period, she encountered the work artists and writers who would become inspirations for her own work, including George MacDonald and Hans Christian Andersen. J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis later became important to Brown due to their vivid and layered styles.