Susan Menzies has won an Emmy & three Gemini Awards for her work in Film & Television as an animation colourist since 1999.  She has created backgrounds for Peep & The Big Wide World, Maggie & the Ferocious Beast, Braceface, The Berenstain Bears, Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse, Committed, Rescue Heroes, Odd Job Jack among others.  She created the concept colour for props, characters & backgrounds for Turbo Dogs as well as for  The Dating Guy.  She has illustrated a Franklin the Turtle book & is one of the colourists for the NASCAR Heroes comic books.  She has painted backgrounds for feature films El Cid the Legend & for The Little Polar Bear II as well as a Dora the Explorer game & a Loblaws commercial.  She recently painted backgrounds for the remake of Pound Puppies for Hasbro. 
As a fine artist Susan is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Her works are noted for their powerful composition & knowledgable use of colour.  Susan has developed a unique style in her work as an observational artist.  She does not use photographs or sketch before applying paint to paper or canvas.   She haswon two national art competitions, exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum, been presented to HRH Prince Philip & exhibited her original work for 25 years.
Susan is accomplished painting traditionally in watercolour, acrylic & gouache paint as well as digitally in Photoshop, Corel Painter & Flash.  

Susan is Artist in Residence at the Gibson Centre in Alliston.  www.gibsoncentre.com

Susan's versatility & ability to work collaboratively makes her ideal to:

• Do concept colour for props, characters & backgrounds for animation
• Consult with regarding purchasing original works of art
• teach workshops & art courses