Precious Time

For some of us Lockdown gave us time - precious time. A time to reflect, a time to appreciate, a time to re assess, a time to build, a time to question, a time to start over, to make a new space.
Having it, appreciating the people I love and making the most of it and of them.
Date: November 2022
– February 2023
Medium: Acrylic on paper and canvas, Oil on canvas
Location: Studio 27, Nuneaton
Funders:

Self Funded

Commissioner:

Self Initiated

Photo credit:

Alisha Miller

Artist's Notes

Precious Time

For some of us Lockdown gave us time – precious time. A time to reflect, a time to appreciate, a time to re assess, a time to build, a time to question, a time to start over, to make a new space.

For the first time since my children were born, I had the capacity to build a garden studio. Physical painting is important to my whole practice – I’ve always drawn and painted in sketchbooks, but working larger, standing at an easel or drawing board allows me to explore styles, to play and experiment, try new approaches and paint mediums.  Developing observations skills and colour theory with the freedom of time and space with no commitment to meet a deadline or a commissioned brief with a space to work (rather than in the corner of my dining room), feeds my entire practice and digital work too.

Painting my family from life, my children as babies, myself pregnant were themes I started to address at the time. Difficulties during my first pregnancy, work commitments and a second child prevented me to explore these moments, and the re-occurring theme of the female body.

A painting of a baby against a deep blue background by Alisha Miller
A painting of a woman breastfeeding her baby by Alisha Miller
A painting of a young girl with dark hair wearing red and yellow armbands enjoying being in the water by Alisha Miller
A painting of a young girl with long dark hair looking up at the viewer against a lilac coloured background by Alisha Miller
A painting of a young woman with long dark hair in bed asleep under green bed covers by Alisha Miller
A painting of a young woman with long dark hair sitting wearing dark blue clothing by Alisha Miller
A painting of a teenage boy with dark hair sitting wearing a green top and dark trousers and light trainers by Alisha Miller
A painting of a man sat on a bicycle with dark hair, dark beard and glasses wearing a pink top and dark trousers by Alisha Miller
A painting of a woman with long light coloured hair sitting wearing blue clothing and dark boots by Alisha Miller
A painting of a woman with long light coloured hair sitting wearing a pink dress and dark leggings and boots by Alisha Miller
A photo of an artists studio with paintings on the walls and a large canvas positioned centrally with a painting of a woman with long light coloured hair sitting wearing a pink dress and dark leggings and boots by Alisha Miller
A painting of a senior man with grey hair sitting wearing a brown flat cap and orange jumper, tan trousers and brown boots by Alisha Miller
A self portrait painting of a woman with long hair wearing glasses staring at the viewer in loose brushstrokes by Alisha Miller
A self portrait painting of a woman with long hair wearing glasses staring at the viewer in loose brushstrokes by Alisha Miller
A self portrait painting of a woman with long hair wearing glasses staring at the viewer in loose brushstrokes by Alisha Miller