I Made This Up
Miranda PikulRamblings and essays about my life as a painter, miscommunications, and observations
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Painting for fun???
Me at Vermont Studio Center
(2025)
July 10th
I stumble into deliberations about moving to the city while being mistaken for someone else. I am a sponge absorbing knowledge. Outside the sky is orange and pink and warm and I can breathe. W...
Keep Painting, you fool
Feb. 18th
You’ve outgrown story,
He waves at my new paintings; these are Marvel movies he says. Dismissive. Full of explosions.
I wince. Take notes from French New Wave, embrace improvisation - His voice cracks before proceeding - A ba...
Irresolute New Year
December 31st
I don’t know what to make of New Year’s I say to no one in particular,
The bartender with sunken eyes spins around. He’s Lloyd from The Shining. He has protruding frown lines. Due to repeated contractions of facial muscles I...
Painting the Figure: Clothing Optional
The daylight feels brighter. Noise pollution, louder. I feel unbalanced. I feel everything. I’m having trouble feeling embodied, feeling connected. Present. There is a detachment.
Painting requires concentration. Stare for too long and th...
Sharing on the Internet
This Summer I’ve been questioning how artists balance their art vs. their personal life via the internet. For many artists, including myself, our personal and our art seem to blend together. They inform each other. Does it matter how open I...
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