Indeed this talk will be fascinating— get a glimpse into the mind of Paton Miller, who has led a vibrant, peripatetic life—much of which has been lived by the water—, he has remained profoundly tied to his family history and the place he considers to be home. World travel, self-knowledge, identity, and sense of place combine and motivate a unique style that involves exploration of materials and process through figure and landscape, painting and drawing, as well as abstraction and fragmentation that inhibits pure representation and straightforward narrative interpretation.