PAUL S. MILLER, Blood moon over Bowral, 2022, varnished egg tempera on panel, 120cm x 120cm

The light I’ve seen from here had its origins in Paul S. Miller’s first show with Australian Galleries in 2019. The essential ideas were painted in long format watercolours – primarily the landscape in the Southern Highlands which Miller visited often with his wife Juliette. The images, that came from dozens of photos, attempted to emulate the area’s light and atmosphere. In these works, Miller uses egg tempera medium on square panels, a historic medium with a long history. It was the primary medium of early Christian icon painting. Where in time oils can fade, tempera seems to get richer and more luminous.