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by Erin Milan
Oil on Panel
16” x 12”
“Love in the Waiting Room and After Chemo were created while my mother was undergoing treatment and ultimately dying of cancer. I did not set out to do a body of work based on her experiences, rather I was snapping photographs and making paintings as a lifeline for myself, to help process the grief, horror, and at times beauty of this year. The paintings I have submitted exemplify the theme of Unwavering Resolve as they show my mom and my step dad putting one foot in front of the other as they traverse the journey of cancer care. They showed Unwavering Resolve in loving each other, seeking treatments, and surviving each day until the last.”
-Erin Milan
Erin Milan is an American figurative artist working in oils. Her paintings explore desire and grief, nourishment and loss, and what it feels like to be human. While her technique shifts between high realism and looser brushstrokes, the throughline of her work is capturing specific moments in the human experience. Her subject matter is deeply personal, often focused on family, close friends, and self. The settings are intimate and particular: a specific cup in someone's kitchen, a skincare product next to a bathroom sink, a living room with "that chair", or a hospital room softened by the blanket brought from home. The relationship between specificity and ubiquity is what gives the work authenticity and power.
by Erin Milan
Oil on Panel
16” x 12”
“Love in the Waiting Room and After Chemo were created while my mother was undergoing treatment and ultimately dying of cancer. I did not set out to do a body of work based on her experiences, rather I was snapping photographs and making paintings as a lifeline for myself, to help process the grief, horror, and at times beauty of this year. The paintings I have submitted exemplify the theme of Unwavering Resolve as they show my mom and my step dad putting one foot in front of the other as they traverse the journey of cancer care. They showed Unwavering Resolve in loving each other, seeking treatments, and surviving each day until the last.”
-Erin Milan
Erin Milan is an American figurative artist working in oils. Her paintings explore desire and grief, nourishment and loss, and what it feels like to be human. While her technique shifts between high realism and looser brushstrokes, the throughline of her work is capturing specific moments in the human experience. Her subject matter is deeply personal, often focused on family, close friends, and self. The settings are intimate and particular: a specific cup in someone's kitchen, a skincare product next to a bathroom sink, a living room with "that chair", or a hospital room softened by the blanket brought from home. The relationship between specificity and ubiquity is what gives the work authenticity and power.