Calangute Beach 

John Miller’s watercolor painting, Calangute Beach, captures the Goan shoreline with a focus on color and atmosphere. Miller's handling of the watercolor medium, applying it in thin, translucent washes, is key to the artwork's overall effect. The vast expanse of the sky and sand are rendered with subtle gradations of blue and beige, achieved through the layering of pigments. This technique gives the painting a sense of depth, and the colors appear to blend seamlessly. Miller’s method of layering pigments creates a sense of luminosity, giving the artwork a lightness that traditional oil paints would struggle to achieve. Watercolor painting itself has a long history of capturing landscapes, and Miller’s work fits into this tradition, while using the medium to its full potential. Through a deep understanding of the material, Miller invites us to consider the ways in which painting can be both a craft and a fine art.