Parody of Rene Margritte’s painting, “Ceci est une pipe,” or Treachery of Images.
My Signal Return’s “Power of the Press,” poster competition entry.
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Ceci n’est pas un president
Tag: 2016
Eleven Eleven Make A Wish is something people say when they happen to look at a clock and it’s 11:11, and then they both make a wish. I felt two things after the 2016 election, how the hell did this happen, and we’re doomed. So I made this little painting of a person digging a big hole in the dark, at sunset.
It’s humor dude, don’t get all bent outta shape.
My painting Improv Song was selected to be included in the Grosse Pointe Artists Association’s Holiday exhibition “Joy & Wonder” which opens Tuesday, Dec. 13th, 6:30 – 8 p.m., at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.
Members of the Grosse Pointe South Choir will entertain.
I am asking $900 for Improv Song. If you’re interested in purchasing it, but can’t make the opening, let me know.
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For those who couldn’t make the first opening, you’ve got another chance. Come see Our Rivers, Our Lakes in its new location at The Grosse Pointe War Memorial. There will be a second opening this evening. I plan on going. Let me know if you’re interested in going too.
SECOND OPENING at 6:30 pm. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 features a lecture by the organizer of the Michigan Seafood Summit and professor in the Sea Grant program at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Jim Diana. He will discuss the role of fisheries and aquaculture in feeding the world.
Under The Bison Moon, 16×20″, acrylic on GessoBoard, 2016OPENING RECEPTION/Our Rivers, Our Lakes/fine art
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Boll House (SOC headquarters) 158 Ridge Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms
“Under The Bison Moon” (shown above), “Rainbow Fish Rowboat Waterfall Portal”, and “Fat Man Little Boat” are paintings included in this group exhibition in Grosse Pointe Farms which celebrates our rivers and lakes.
I hope to see you there. It’s free and open to the public, but registrations would be appreciated.
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Improv Song, diptych, 48″ x 23.875″ x .5″, acrylic on plywood, completed February, 2016
© Steve Miller 2016
My new painting on plywood is a diptych which builds off of the woodgrain landscape series. The woodgrain still serves as compositional parameters. However, my intent is to work more graphically pushing the work further away from representation. Instead of using earth tones to describe a landscape, I am referring back to my bolder color palette; once again playing with bright gradients, which are counter directional. Sanding off layers of color and reapplying them creates depth in a new way for me. The natural wood tones become embroidered between broken color. The intent is to create a sense of rhythm and playfulness for the viewer. For me, working within self-imposed rules, trusting in an organic genesis, and sometimes ignoring traditional modes of representing forms in space, I hope to discover something new about painting.