Dottie Miles' paintings evolve from sketches in her sketchbook, Miles carries her sketchbook everywhere. Some of her best paintings are the result of long layovers in the airport which is full of interesting models. Cocktail napkins are also great to sketch on-the soft paper gives an interesting texture.
Trying to get a mood into her paintings is her main goal.
Starting out as a medical illustrator sketching in surgery, which has to be accurate but fast, gave Miles a good background in getting the essentials down in the first few lines. Now she is putting people together almost like a story to be interpreted by the viewer.
