Susan Rios is an artists living and working in a cozy home studio that nestles up to Griffith Park, California. Her artwork reflects that coziness, drawing the viewer in for a stroll in the garden, a cup of tea, on a long overdue rest in a quiet place. She sees her paintings as metaphors for a state of mind. These days, when we are all so crazy-busy, quiet time seems self indulgent, at best. Yet Susan's intention is to encourage the viewer to take time to connect with positive feelings through a visually pleasing image. "People often tell me they love living with my paintings because they make them feel happy, or peaceful, or calm, that is my deliberate intent," SUsan says. She visually tries to give the viewer that feeling, the peace and space to feel quiet and connected. To look at a Susan Rios painting is to be whisked away to another world, one of beauty, tranquility, and harmony. Yet the settings are somehow very familiar, evoking a feeling of being at home at the same time. Like you never even left your own backyard. Susan's art shows that the best life has to offer is available to each and every one of us if we take the time to connect with it.