About The Artist
Hello Sunshine!
Welcome to my art world! My name is Cindy Oaks Miller and I am so pleased you are here. Artwork can tell a story, an escape that enhances your life. My job as the artist is to be a conduit. To make it larger than life, and to deepen that connection. For me, that comes naturally in the form of realism combined with fantasy and busrting with color!
I was born to an artist in 1976 (great year) in the form of a sign man. My father owned the oldest sign shop in Tallahasse FL and did everything from painting vehicles, building sign faces from scratch, to bending glass, and filling it with colors for neon signs. I grew up in his shop smelling paint, sitting on his desk as a baby, playing with colorful plastic paint samples. So it's no surprise that playing in vibrant paint with paint brushes feels second nature to me.
With a childhood built on creativity, I had been taught so much already and learned by doing what my father seemed to do so effortlessly. I finally began painting on my own in 2007.
As a self-taught artist, my painting takes place in my studio at home, in Crawfordville, FL. My favorite place to be is next to a window with a canvas view and a paintbrush in my hand.
The vibrancy of small town country life captivates me, shaping the stories I bring to reality through my art. Living near the beaches and the Wakulla River, with so much wildlife, inspiration is abundant here to get the creativity flowing.
My creative process revolves around the harmony of dreams, mind, hand, and spirit—a delicate balance where the mind envisions, the hands execute, and the spirit infuses depth and meaning into every brushstroke.
Through my paintings, I aim to share a story, evoke emotion, and capture the essence of dreams mixed with reality. I want to show you the poetry I see in everyday life—the silhouettes in motion, the quiet moments, the unseen beauty in the ordinary mixed with fantasy. These are the tales my dreams seek to tell.
Being an artist wasn’t a choice; it’s an undeniable part of who I am. I see art, or a way to make art, in everything I view in the world. The beauty of nature has always been an inspiration for us as humans. When we stand by a powerful wild river, look up at a mighty tree in a vast forest or loose ourselves in the glow of a sunset, the depth of a clear night sky, we can not help but feel insignificance and awe.. I try to let my imagination collide with reality, bringing forth a surreal visual journey for the viewer to interpret on their own. My paintings take the form of ethereal landscapes combined with real life to create otherworldly dreamscapes. Merging the boundaries of fantasy and reality brings a key focus on radiating light and unique textures, creating a quest for the eyes as new details and abstracted shapes continuously appear for the viewer. Inspired by the mythical, magical, and surreal, each painting comes to life and stands as a new dreamscape of its own.