Painting About:

I’m A. Lilly Miscoe, a PNCA-trained painter returning to the studio after years building brands and leading marketing teams. That stretch wasn’t a detour; it trained my eye. I learned how images speak in a split second, and how color effectively carries emotion across a room.

 

In the studio I move between playful and precise, photo-realism. I work in acrylic and oil, and also spray paint and silkscreen when the piece is repeated. The results feel lived-in: graphic structure meeting hand-made edges, presence over perfection.

 

My current focus is retro and nostalgic imagery and compositions driven by bold, memorable color. I’m less interested in a signature look than in honest images that feel alive in real actual spaces. If the work invites a second look and a slower breath, it’s doing what I have hoped.

Picture right from PNCA catalog, 1994.