Lorelle Miller Fine Art: Return of the Prodigal Child

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Return of the Prodigal Child

Return of the Prodigal Child
Originally uploaded by elle3b

7' x 7' Street painting
after Lionello Spada- Italian 1576

I'Madonnari Street painting festival in Santa Barbara, CA

This piece had a very intense effect on me while painting it over the 3 days in Santa Barbara. Hard to explain exactly, but sometimes you can go so deeply into a piece that the experience transcends the here and now. You are transported into another world. For me it was a world of memories. Thinking about my father and my brother and though they have both passed on, I wonder if there was ever any reconciliation between them. My brother was the prodigal son in many ways. I felt so profoundly as I painted the young boys face, I think that my emotions came through in it's rendering. My heart was opened by this subject matter in a very intense way.

2 comments:

Unknown said...: Lorelle,
I immediately thought of you when I saw images on the internet about this street painting festival. I wished I could have seen this in reality. Must be an awsome event.
Although I have never done such an event I can imagine your feelings about it!
Warm greetings,
Petra; June 2, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Lorelle Miller said...: Hi Petra,

Thanks for writing. Street painting has it's own very special allure.
It has enriched my life tremendously.

great hearing from you.

Lorelle; June 2, 2009 at 6:55 AM

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California artist Lorelle Avonne Miller exhibits a sensitivity of mood and emotion in her work that is unique, a look into the deeper wells of her experience. Her motivation is to express and communicate appreciation of natural beauty and the intensity of the human experience. Over a lifetime of developed technique and personal investigation, Lorelle shares her visions through her paintings and sculpture. She has a broad yet very finely tuned spectrum of mediums which all contribute to her expression in visual art. Collectors and audiences round the world relate on a deeper level to her work. After viewing a piece of art be it a painting, sculpture or one of more than 50 street paintings made by Lorelle, viewers describe a sense of emotional impact which is long lasting and rare.

Lorelle’s visions came at a very early age through her art and writing. She is a graduate of California State University of Northridge. Her area of study was graphic design, illustration and sculpture. She continued her studies in graduate school and today studies with the contemporary master’s of the day such as David Leffel, Morgan Weistling, Mian Situ, Lynn Gertenbach and Margot Lennartz.

Lorelle ventured into commercial art and teaching for many years while raising her family with her husband Warren. She worked as a graphic designer/Manager and Illustrator for the bio-medical entrepreneur Alfred E. Mann and many of his world-renowned companies. She also taught fine art classes at her local Community College and private art schools in her community. Her commitment to the Arts brought her to serve on the Santa Clarita Arts Advisory Board for over 4 years.

Lorelle’s desire to create seems to intensify with every year. Her commitment to her work is steadfast, with a burning desire to learn and develop her craft to the utmost. To own a piece of art made by Lorelle is to own a morsel of her very fabric and soul. She lives with her family in Santa Clarita, California.

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Return of the Prodigal Child

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