Easton Miller

Easton Miller turns the quotidian into paintings. He carries with him at all times a small notebook, and in it he makes notes of what he hears during his daily travels; be it a disturbing quote or an amusing anecdote. These notes become the basis for contemplation and a way of rethinking how people engage with or respond to their environment, creating physical manifestations of thought. He refers to the work as “Portraits of Circumstance,” and the size of the work is most frequently determined by the most typical scale of a photographic portrait (8 by 10 inches). When work strays from this standardized format, the scale shifts to reflect a direct relationship that of the human body. The heavy impasto surfaces lend a visceral and tactile quality, while the incorporated everyday materials, objects or patterns reference connections with his archived quotes. Each piece is completely unique from the next, with great care taken to personalize each experience and daily observation, further emphasizing the individuality of its secret, unknown subjects. The result is pure abstraction, desirous to communicate on a human level.

Courtesy of River Gallery