SUE MILLER AFCA OSA SCA

A time-lapse of painting a carpet of pine needles. In the Pine Wood, 24 x 36 inches, oil on canvas. #timelapse #landscape

With the arrival of spring, it feels good to start thinking about long sunny days outdoors and the benefits this brings. The connection between spending time in nature and increased vitality is becoming common knowledge. Numerous studies (1) have proven that spending time in nature makes us happier and healthier with a strong connection between nature and life satisfaction. Other benefits include lower cognitive anxiety, improving short term memory, and healing mental fatigue

This has been a very exciting year of painting. I was involved in lots of exhibitions with incredible artists and a few awards came my way to top things off. I took part in 15 exhibitions over the last year, including both group and solo shows. A highlight was the Keeping It Real exhibition at the Whitby Station Gallery curated by Olexander Wlasenko. The spotlight of this show was on high realism painting, exploring accurate representations and photographic precision created

Havana, 32 x 20 in, oil on canvas Some great news came my way this week when I heard that I've been included in the Manhattan Arts International “New Beginnings” exhibition. I was honoured to receive an Award of Excellence, the Artist Showcase Award, and the Coaching Award. Artists from around the world make up this online exhibition. Renee Phillips, the founder/direction of Manhattan Arts International, and Curator of “New Beginnings” says, "This was a tough one to curate be