p classp2 stylemargin 0cmspan classs2Brooke Mierins was born and raised in Ottawa Ontario She spent much of her free time enjoying nature in the valley Brooke began her artist journey early in life She quickly took to photography which continues to be one of her passions and creative outletsspanpp classp3 stylemargin 0cm fontstretch normal minheight 203px webkittextsizeadjust autopp classp2 stylemargin 0cm fontstretch normal webkittextsizeadjust autospan classs2She currently lives in Toronto having recently completed her undergraduate studies in conservation biology at the University of Toronto Brooke has started to explore acrylic as an artistic medium She creates paintings informed by her studies and love of naturespanp