In 2002 I began working with clay, throwing shapes, altering surfaces and experimenting with glazes.  Two years later I discovered that painting allowed me to work more spontaneously, with better control of my color palette.  My love of texture transferred from clay to canvas.  Rather than realistically recreating the natural and geological features that have always fascinated me, I've tried to show my response to them.  My abstract acrylic paintings start with a canvas and an idea, but I go where the paint takes me.  Most paintings have many layers before I feel they are complete.

On November 13, 2008, my home and studio burned to the ground in the Tea Fire in Santa Barbara, CA, along with well over 200 other homes.  About sixty paintings were lost.  Fortunately, my solo show was on at The Arts Fund, as the winner of the Individual Artist Award in Abstract Painting, so work from that show still exists.  I am just beginning to paint again, and I am also leaving my lost artworks on this website for now.  Paintings which are still available are priced.  Many people have commented that it will be interesting to see how the experience of the fire affects what I produce.

To see my work, click on "Gallery" above.  Comments are welcomed!

Please e-mail me at lmacmillan2@cox.net if you wish to be added to my invitation list for the future.