Welcome to Mike Miller

Most of the paintings currently posted here are based on old photographs. I’m obsessed with people presenting themselves for the camera, for one thing. More to the point, they represent my attempt to use the physical act of painting to examine the subject. A brush can rediscover the dead, inspect a memory, or impulsively outline a new narrative. Of course this is how everyone paints, at least to some extent, and how I’ve always painted. But right now, particularly in looking back at my own family history, I’m leaning hard on this investigative aspect of art as a means to revelation.   

Please enjoy.

MM