Pierian Spring

Plaster & Acrylic on Double Wood Panel

Diptych fresco panel, architectural arch & moon, abstract watery metal like patina

‘A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.’ - Alexander Pope

In Greek Mythology the Pierian Spring was the place the muses bathed. Miller’s grandfather often recited poetry and this was one of the poems he shared with her in her youth. This piece was inspired by a fountain at Getty Center.