ARTWORK
Miller dabbled in art in his youth. Scribbly two-dimensional designs and color drawings using pencil or pen, and always excecuted under the influence. Since 2007, now long
since sober & clean, Miller has been rerendering the most inspired of these
on a far larger scale, primary using water color, gouache, and sharpies.
Laurence calls his style botanic script and is quick to admit
though highly inspired, he's an amateur with no formal training.
In 2010 he began an extended coop project with his twin brother, Ben Miller.
Laurence is filming his painting process, to be edited into a surreal
visual presentation, with Ben recording the soundtrack.
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1970's
inspirations
"THE SUNKEN GARDENS"
January 2010
Watercolor, Gouache, and Sharpies
24" x 18"
A full blown exaggeration of the view from my bedroom.
"SITTING DOG"
Spring 2008
Watercolor and Gouache
24" x 18"
An abstract body profile from the perspective of the left side.
"WHAT IN BLAZES"
Dec 2009/Jan 2010
Watercolor, Gouache, and Sharpies
24" x 18"
An upward serge of events
"CLIFFS OF MADNESS"
January 2010
Pencil, Watercolor, Gouache, and Sharpies
24" x 18"
Echoing curtailment, spiraling over the edge
"INSIDE THE GINGER STORY"
March thru September 2008
Watercolor paint and pencil, Sharpies, and Gouache
24" x 18"
A slice in time saves nine
"CRYSTAL LACE SERIES"
Back View
Spring 2007 (worked on & off thru) March 2008
Watercolor paint and pencil, Sharpies, and Gouache
18" x 24"
erotic imagery
"CRYSTAL LACE SERIES"
Front View 1
March 2007
Watercolor over a high contrast scan
(paint by number)
8.5" x 11"
"CRYSTAL LACE SERIES"
Front View 2
March 2007
Watercolor over a "blurry" high contrast scan
(paint by number)
8.5" x 11"
"OPTILLUSION"
October 1975
Watercolor-pencil
8.5" x 11"
NOTE: This piece was used for the cover of my oddball CD,
TURN A LEFT, AND DOWN THE HALL.
(The original color drawing, which is being re-rendered AS WE SPEAK)
About face
"EMPOOL / ALMIGHTY RETROSPECT MINDSCAPE DARLING"
(Now That's Using His Head)
April 2007
Watercolor, Gouache, Sharpies, and construction paper
15" x 22"
Sometimes thoughts have their own weather system
"AND THE GARDEN SAID: READ ME"
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1st of two re-renderings
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March 2007
Watercolor and Sharpies
12" x 18"
Lefthand side profile of a man's face
"AND THE GARDEN SAID: READ ME"
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2nd of two re-renderings
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January 2010
Watercolor and Sharpies painted directly over
a lightly scanned dupe enlargement of the original
11" x 15"
"STACEY"
February 2007
10" x 11"
From the cartoon NAD & STACEY from which original sections were featured
in Miller's short film, NAD & STACEY
"THIS SIDE OF TEXAS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE"
January 2010
Watercolor, Sharpies, over a light scan enlargement, covered in Shellac
8" x 10"
"Wd."
January 2010
Watercolor, Gouache, and Sharpies
9.5" x 15"
"Br. Wd."
January 2010
Watercolor, Gouache, Sharpies, and construction paper
13.5" x 17"
"SELF PORTRAIT"
May/June 1971
Oil
14" x 14"
16 and miserable
1980's
inspirations
"Psychlone Clopse"
April 2007
Watercolor and Sharpies
Approx. 11" x 20"
"MONUMENT"
2002 or 2003
Acrylic and pen
15" x 32"
"EXPERIMENT IN GRAVITY"
Spring 1986
(True Pen & Ink)
10" x 15"
and may very well never be repeated.
#2
This is a 2nd attempt at the same concept. A bit congested, Miller says.
(Sadly, this PC scan is of poor quality and does not show the cripsness of the work.)
May/June 1986
8.5" x 11"
This was used as cover art for the EMPTY SET's first record.
2000's
Art Work
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"AN EYE ON YOU"
or
"PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE"
January 2010
Watercolor
16" x 23"
This began as a wash for another piece, and then it had other plans...
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"THE TRANSCENDING WORD"
February 2010
Watercolor, Gouache, and Sharpies
11" x 15"
HIS FIRST KNOWN DRAWING
