Mixed Media by Michael Miller: "Smile Wave", Framed

A smile, if you are told to look for one.

"Smile Wave" is an original from the Wave Series by Michael Miller, made around 1970 in mixed media on Arches paper. Artists work in series to push one idea further each time, and Arches is a paper chosen because it tolerates layered and vigorous work. A broad mauve arc curves across the top of the sheet, with two smudged bars below it. Between them, black, gray and red lines spray upward and outward from a single point. The black frame and white mat give it room. Thirty-six inches wide and 30.5 high, framed.

The title does a fair amount of the work. So does the red.