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March 12, 2013

Briefly Noted: Art Group Hosts Landscape Painter

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McKeesport Art Group hosts landscape and still life painter Paul McMillan at its March meeting.

The art group meets at 7:15 p.m. Monday in the Art Room of McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd., and the public is invited.

Born in Kansas, raised in Texas, McMillan has worked in Taos, N.M. and Ithaca, N.Y., but now resides and works in Pittsburgh. He is a self-taught artist best known for his landscapes and still life paintings. McMillan's style ranges from classical to abstract and has occasionally included his original poetry and music as subject matter.

His artwork is strong in light, shadow and atmosphere, with deep, rich colors. Most of McMillan's paintings are created with a wet color technique, using stand oil mixed with small amounts of beeswax and mastic resin as a medium. This adds to the depth and luminosity of pigments and works well for both impasto and smooth surfaces.

A very thin coat of varnish is used to protect the finished painting without altering the sheen or texture. Many of the frames for his paintings are made from scratch and are hand carved and gilded.

McMillan became a professional artist in 1978 and has received numerous awards including best of show at the Taos Spring Arts Festival (1995), first place at the Lewisburg, Pa., arts festival (2001) and a jurors' choice award at the Halo Exhibit (2011) of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists, as well as a Joan Swanson Macey Award (2012).

For more information, call (412) 469-2710.

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