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I don't aim for photographic copies. There is a place for realism. I deeply appreciate the realists and hyper realists (and dabble in it from time to time). For me, however, I paint, draw, or sketch the images that speak to me. I am concerned about the connection between artist and subject. Perhaps, then, there will be a connection with the viewer as well. When that happens I am most pleased with the labor. — Michael Anthony Milton
Interactive shopping experience where you can customize canvas prints, framed prints, or other media expressions for your home or office décor, or as a unique, thoughtful gift for others.
My subjects are varied. The media in this collection—mostly pastel, charcoal, oils, and ink and water, expressed through New Media (most, but not all, are moving from digital to canvas)—are responses to people in my life, as much as subject matter. I seek to honor them by creating. In this way, I want art to depict the beauty of relationships in the spirit of “I and Thou” (Martin Buber). I am a Christian. I desire to observe God’s glory in creation, and, like a child watching his father in the carpentry shop, I seek to play with art at the feet of my Savior, hoping to imitate, to imagine, or pretend. Thus, as a toddler contemplating the building of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, or, better put, the night sky; I, too, observe, experience, and try to capture the impression of glory. For, truly, God’s glory is the highest motivation for art.
Viewers might also notice a repeating theme of British, particularly Welsh and Northumbrian subjects. Milton studied at the University of Wales. During those years, he and his family traveled through much of Britain. The family enjoyed a quaint residence in Ilston, Wales, near Mumbles Bay, Swansea. Milton preached regularly in the area during those years.
Other themes in Milton’s art include visionary snapshots from a life lived in Monterey, California; Kansas; Savannah; Tennessee; and southeastern Louisiana. Illustrations of historical persons—the known and the unknown, the famous and the infamous—are frequent subjects.
I hope you enjoy this online gallery. Should you visit the gallery, or purchase a piece for your home, or a loved one, I pray that the Lord of life who inspired all of my work, will, in some divine way, bring you spiritual nourishment and healing.
Feathers and Seasons (for my wife)
This series of four digital paintings depicts a traditional species of birds associated with each season. The paintings also reflect some of the places the Milton lived in pastoral ministry.
The spring contribution to this collection is a bluebird on Signal Mountain, Tennessee. One of the most beautiful residents on “Signal,” the magnificent male keeps an immovable watch guarding his “lady” as she makes a home for their family. The pink dogwood contrasts with the sapphire sentry to create “Pinks and Blues.”
Kansas would become an important place in the Miltons’ lives and ministry. The endless prairies became a divine canvas on which God sketched the unmistakable cross-shaped lines of grace. He filled the lines with the colors of relationship. The Miltons were launched for ministry from the land of summer fields where the Meadowlarks perch on a thousand fenceposts. This is the Summer Lark.
“The Pine (Carolina) Warbler in the Fall” signals the transition that came to us: a move from Tennessee to North Carolina. My pastoral ministry, then, began to turn to preparing others for vocational service. This magnificent little songbird is a welcomed and fixed sight in our Région.
The Cardinal is the State bird of North Carolina. After more than a decade of living in North Carolina, home of our descendants, we are home. Though some people feel that winter is dismal, we rather see it as a calm backdrop for surprising and colorful gifts.
