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Artist Michele Miller uses watercolour and oil paints in her Vision of Home. Her
work will be presented in the Bainton Gallery in Blyth Memorial Hall from July
24 to August 15.
Artist Michele Miller paints a `Vision of Home'
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery will
be presenting paintings depicting a
Goderich area artist's Vision of
Home. Michele Miller graduated
from University of Guelph with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts. Over the past
eight years, she has participated in a
number of exhibitions in various
galleries in Ontario, including a
series of cow paintings at the Agri -
centre in Guelph. She has taught
painting classes for students of all
ages and has won several major
awards for her work.
Since moving to Huron County
three years ago, she is always look-
ing for new ways to see and capture
the beauty around her. Michele
works in watercolours and oils,
depending on the light and mood of
the subject. To her, they are the most
important aspects of her paintings.
"I am fascinated by what makes a
place a home. It is so much more
than just a building. A home
becomes a reflection of who we are.
So a sense of home for me can come
from a memory that is triggered,
from a strong connection with a
place I've been or when I am aware
of just feeling at home and comfort-
able in my surroundings. That per-
ception of home could even occur
in a forest or by water where, all of a
sudden, I have this connection or
feeling of peace," she said.
She is intrigued by the way a
house can evoke the personalities of
the people that dwell within it. In a
way, the house becomes a form of
portrait of the inhabitants, and she
wants to capture that essence.
Some places exude a very strong
personality or character for her.
Many of the paintings are homes
and landscapes of Huron County.
Since moving to this county she
has been on a journey to redefine
her perception of home.
The public can view Michele Mill-
er's exploration of what "home"
means to her, in the Bainton Gal-
lery, Blyth Memorial Hall, from July
24 to August 15. Her exhibition of
oils and watercolour paintings, A
Vision of Home is curated by Lauren
Marshall and sponsored by Maarten
Bokhout and Helena McShane. The
gallery is located next to the Blyth
Festival box office and is open dur-
ing box office hours.
For more information about the
Blyth Festival Art Gallery go to
http://www.blythfestival.comMart-
gallery/c1k9u email gallery@blyth-
festival.com or call 519-523-9300.
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