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PRESS RELEASE: Paul McMillan Paintings   Twenty Year Retrospective   At the Spinning Plate Gallery, 5720 Friendship Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.15206 ( corner of Friendship and Baum )   Dec. 6th through Dec. 31st   Opening reception, 2nd Saturday, Dec. 10th, 6 pm -- 9 pm Artist statement 7 pm / Open Mic art discussion     Paul McMillan’s paintings offer the viewer a range of subjects from abstract to surreal including artwork with original words and music. This retrospective exhibit includes a signifigant spectrum of the artist’s major paintings, night scenes and miniatures created over a twenty year period. Sculpture will also be included.   Note: Poetry readings, writer discussions, open art discussions and music will be held at various times during this exhibit. For dates and times visit www.paulmcmillan.com. Please come join us! ---Writer discussion circles ( date/s coming soon ) ---Music performances ( date/s coming soon )   Hours: ---Weekends: 12pm -7pm ---Weekdays: 2-6pm Tuesday thru Friday (Monday by appointment) ---And by appointment ( the artist's residence / studio is only a few blocks from the Spinning Plate Gallery. Please call 607-330-1892 or cell-412-337-4976   For info contact:   Paul McMillan 607-330-1892 or cell-412-337-4976 mcmillan@paulmcmillan.com www.paulmcmillan.com   CALENDER of events: (additional events are forthcoming and will be posted)   December:   1-thru-5th set-up   6th--Show opens to public   7th--2-6pm   8th--2-6pm   9th--2-6pm 10th--Opening Reception 6-9pm 11th--2-6pm 12th--closed or by appointment 13th--2-6pm 14th--2-6pm 15th--2-6pm 16th--2-6pm 17th--2-6pm 18th--2-6pm 19th--closed or by appointment 20th--2-6pm 21th--2-6:30pm and from 6:30 to 8:30 a writing workshop to art, NEW EYES Ekphrastic Writing-Unfreeze the Frame 22th--2-6pm 23th--2-6pm 24th--2-6pm 25th--closed or by appointment 26th--2-6pm 27th--2-6pm 28th--2-6pm 29th--2-6pm 30th--2-6pm 31th--end of exhibit     Click here to down load a one page press release. (word doc.)     A special word of thanks to Richard Claraval and all the folks at the Spinning Plate Gallery for allowing me the privelege of showing my paintings in this beautiful space.

"Union Railroad Hot Metal Bridge Night" 36" x 48" Oil on Panel No. 241

In this Americana Landscape Painting, "Union Railroad Hot Metal Bridge Night," an original oil on panel, I was attempting to speak to the mystery living in the shadows and reflections of the Union Railroad Hot Metal Bridge at night under a full moon. A bridge such as this is shows us where we came from as we crossed in to today. The moon has risen and fallen over this place in the landscape since the dawn of time and like all other places it reflects all the cycles of life that are present in this wonderful world we live in. I find interest in how a bridge fits into this landscape considering a bridge is not a natural product but is imposed on the landscape by the hands of man for the very purpose of crossing by us human inhabitants. Now that we have crossed this bridge made of iron that delivered us to this new era I think it's time to reflect on the cycles of life that are coming to bear on this giant but now sleeping bridge that once delivered the raw elements needed at the Carri Furnace to make iron. Once at this location by night I found that it was so still and quiet out there amongst the living reminders of our past, in fact I couldn't help but notice that this area was tucked away from the lights of the town of Homestead ( part of Pittsburgh ) in such a way that it seems more involved in the forces of nature now than the forces of man. In short the bridge harmoniously shares shimmering reflections of a great human effort on the surface of the Monongahela right along with the moon as the river of life in Pittsburgh flows towards new horizons.

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