Erica Miller
@erica-miller.bsky.social
Painter who makes moody landscapes .
Musician who makes moody music.
Inspired by Lake Michigan, prairies, marshes, storms, nature sounds, and city sounds.
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📍 Chicago
Musician who makes moody music.
Inspired by Lake Michigan, prairies, marshes, storms, nature sounds, and city sounds.
(they/she)
📍 Chicago
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I've worked on this one slowly these past several months.
Acrylic on canvas, 'Summer Solitude' - 16x20."
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #rain #clouds #water #lake
Acrylic on canvas, 'Summer Solitude' - 16x20."
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #rain #clouds #water #lake
Some details of a work in progress that I've been working on for several hours.
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some details of a work in progress that I've been working on for several hours.
Work in progress
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Work in progress
Sharing some progress from today. My process is a little chaotic. I start with very vague shapes and gradually add more details over time, as the image I'm creating becomes clearer to me.
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sharing some progress from today. My process is a little chaotic. I start with very vague shapes and gradually add more details over time, as the image I'm creating becomes clearer to me.
I had a dream that I switched back to using oil paints. I'm considering actually doing it.
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I had a dream that I switched back to using oil paints. I'm considering actually doing it.
First layers of a new painting
October 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
First layers of a new painting
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October 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Finished this one a few days ago. I started this around a time when I was feeling incredibly sad a couple weeks ago. It turned into something I really appreciate and feel is an honest expression. Acrylic on canvas, 11x14".
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #clouds
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #clouds
April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Finished this one a few days ago. I started this around a time when I was feeling incredibly sad a couple weeks ago. It turned into something I really appreciate and feel is an honest expression. Acrylic on canvas, 11x14".
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #clouds
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #clouds
I've worked on this one slowly these past several months.
Acrylic on canvas, 'Summer Solitude' - 16x20."
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #rain #clouds #water #lake
Acrylic on canvas, 'Summer Solitude' - 16x20."
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #rain #clouds #water #lake
October 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I've worked on this one slowly these past several months.
Acrylic on canvas, 'Summer Solitude' - 16x20."
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #rain #clouds #water #lake
Acrylic on canvas, 'Summer Solitude' - 16x20."
#acrylicpainting #traditionalmediums #art #landscapeart #storm #rain #clouds #water #lake
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Apple and Google think caving to authoritarian censorship is best for their bottom line. It’s on us to show these cowards that there’s a price to sacrificing our First Amendment rights at the altar of corporate profit.
Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects
Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken do...
apnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Apple and Google think caving to authoritarian censorship is best for their bottom line. It’s on us to show these cowards that there’s a price to sacrificing our First Amendment rights at the altar of corporate profit.
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Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
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Call your reps and ask them to support 🧠🪱’s impeachment!!
Call your reps and ask them to support 🧠🪱’s impeachment!!
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Call your reps and ask them to support 🧠🪱’s impeachment!!
Call your reps and ask them to support 🧠🪱’s impeachment!!
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Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Trump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday mor...
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Found my first maitake mushrooms!
September 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Found my first maitake mushrooms!
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They have never, ever expressed anything close to this level of pain and sympathy for school shooting victims.
September 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
They have never, ever expressed anything close to this level of pain and sympathy for school shooting victims.
Foraging is becoming my new obsession. Here's some oyster mushrooms, hickory nuts, and a black walnut. I only managed to find one hickory nut that wasn't spoiled, but they're not quite in season yet. The walnuts still need to dry before I open them.
#foraging #nature #mushrooms
#foraging #nature #mushrooms
September 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Foraging is becoming my new obsession. Here's some oyster mushrooms, hickory nuts, and a black walnut. I only managed to find one hickory nut that wasn't spoiled, but they're not quite in season yet. The walnuts still need to dry before I open them.
#foraging #nature #mushrooms
#foraging #nature #mushrooms
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YES. Trump's desire to send in troops is not simply his hope to distract from his troubles. It is his long-held desire for military, authoritarian rule -- backed by MAGA/Project 2025.
Trump escalated his war on Democratic-led cities by threatening to send military forces into Chicago.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the move is about Trump “searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy… and end elections.”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the move is about Trump “searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy… and end elections.”
Trump Renews Threat to Invade Chicago, Governor Pritzker Vows to Fight Back
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
YES. Trump's desire to send in troops is not simply his hope to distract from his troubles. It is his long-held desire for military, authoritarian rule -- backed by MAGA/Project 2025.
I think a picture of my cat is needed today. My partner has covid and we're getting married on Sunday. I'm stressed, though glad I got a booster two weeks ago. I'm immunocompromised, and have had covid 3-4 times already. Luckily no symptoms so far. Send me all your luck and good vibes, please 🤍
August 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I think a picture of my cat is needed today. My partner has covid and we're getting married on Sunday. I'm stressed, though glad I got a booster two weeks ago. I'm immunocompromised, and have had covid 3-4 times already. Luckily no symptoms so far. Send me all your luck and good vibes, please 🤍
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CW: Sexual assault
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
August 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
CW: Sexual assault
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
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"I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."
He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.
He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.
Pete Buttigieg Doubles Down on Comments About the “Fairness” of Trans People in Sports
“I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."
www.them.us
August 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."
He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.
He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.
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It is an outrage that there is still not enough aid making it to Gazans in need.
And I'm horrified to see innocent civilians being targeted and killed as they try to seek out aid.
Rubio needs to address GHF's complicity in the starvation and killing of innocent Palestinians.
And I'm horrified to see innocent civilians being targeted and killed as they try to seek out aid.
Rubio needs to address GHF's complicity in the starvation and killing of innocent Palestinians.
July 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It is an outrage that there is still not enough aid making it to Gazans in need.
And I'm horrified to see innocent civilians being targeted and killed as they try to seek out aid.
Rubio needs to address GHF's complicity in the starvation and killing of innocent Palestinians.
And I'm horrified to see innocent civilians being targeted and killed as they try to seek out aid.
Rubio needs to address GHF's complicity in the starvation and killing of innocent Palestinians.
My partner helped me capture this on our drive home today. The longer I live in the Midwest, the more I appreciate scenes like this one.
July 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My partner helped me capture this on our drive home today. The longer I live in the Midwest, the more I appreciate scenes like this one.
I find it pretty infuriating when AI plagiarists (aka #AIArt) claim their images as art and try to pass it as something handmade, or something that requires talent. You do not have talent and you should not have hashtags that are intentionally misleading.
July 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I find it pretty infuriating when AI plagiarists (aka #AIArt) claim their images as art and try to pass it as something handmade, or something that requires talent. You do not have talent and you should not have hashtags that are intentionally misleading.
Close up details of a painting I've been working on today.
July 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Close up details of a painting I've been working on today.