Me with my aunt who was already destroyed but unaware, who lived behind a defensive No and somehow made it her superpower. #blueskyartists #blueskyart #art #artists #paintings #oilpaintings

New on the China page at asmikemiller - My painting of tourists at a World Heritage Site village in Anhui Provence. #art #paintings #artists #ChinaArt #chinapaintings

My painting of a village or farming/industrial settlement in, if I remember correctly, Anhui Province. #art #artist #painting #ChinaArt

Pause to feel the wonder of the day: Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, Happy Holidays and a radiant New Year to all.

My grandparents wedding photo, 1922. He was 30 and a widower, she was probably 15. It did not work out. #art #artists #paintings #portraints

New from the Williamstown group. I always assumed the origin snapshot was a nice little scene. Now I look at it, it's not. Just one more painting planned for this series. #art #artists #paintings #PhiladelphiaArtist

When you use a drinking glass for brushes and it turns into its own little work of art! #bskyart #artists #art

New from the Williamstown group: Baba, my great-grandmother from Riga. She died when I was about ten and I knew her fairly well, but she remains an enigma to me. She's often very reluctant to let me paint her, too. #bskyArt #bskyartists #bskypaintings #art #artists #paintings #conshohockenArt

From the Williamstown group, me with my grandmother. I do not look happy about it. #art #artists #artcollectors #bskyart #bskyartists #oilpaintings #newjerseyart #phillyartist #conshohockenart #oncanvas #paintings #bskypaintings

A tea shop, from a photo I took - I think - in Anhui province. A very intense, lengthy matter, this sampling and buying teas. A painting I just finished and will probably change a dozen times by next weekend (sigh). #art #artists #paintings #chinaart #chinapaintings #ConshyArt #oilpaintings

A painting that practically appeared on the canvas with little work or thought from me. And then there are those you have to fight for, sometimes for months, and often lose anyway. No idea why. #artists #art #PhiladelphiaArt #paintings #NewJersey #Philadelphia

So I'm taking a month's break from painting to concentrate on another project. And then - is this kind of thing worth pursuing as opposed to what I tend to call 'wall art,' meaning works of general interest suitable for any living room? #art #artists #artist #painting #PhiladelphiaArt #PhillyArtist

I know this is old news but I am fascinated by how Da Vinci left thumbprints. Art thrives in messiness. Photo from the Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019. #art #artist #artists #paintings #davinci #philadelphiaart #artphilly

Angela Davis said "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept."
But I'm trying to figure out how and battling delusions. Does pursuing what you love matter today? #Newyear #Art #artists #paintings #writers #writing #novels #Philadelphia

from the Gallery at asmikemiller.com, lighting candles for the New Year #Art #Artists #create #Painting #Paintings #NewYear