Genevois&Co.

I've been riding the busses and trams of Geneva a little more frequently the past couple weeks, ever since I injured my right ankle. Something is pulled or strained, on the outside just behind the ankle after hiking down a steep mountain. Too much steep road on the way to Montreaux. It would have been better to stick to the paths and then hop onto a train when the road started. I'm not bothering to see a doctor because they'll tell me to do what I've already been doing (rest, ice, compression, elevate), and then charge me a thousand franc's. Over the past 6 days I've started to see improvement, so hopefully I'll be cycling and running again relatively soon.
The upside to all of this is that I've been drawing on the iphone more often. Here are a few of the people on the trams and busses fortunate enough to sit in front of me.

Costa Brava, Catalonia

Up until this point I've been keeping this blog focused on iphone drawings. These were primarily done when I was riding the NYC subways. But, now that I live in a place without a subway, my infrequent postings have become even more sparse. This also meant that some of the other stuff I create doesn't get shared here. So, I'm going to expand the blog with more of my work, and I'll begin with some work I did in Catalonia recently.
After a long, shrouded winter in Geneva, it was very nice to go someplace sunny and warm. The rocky cliffs, churning clear waters, and bold sun created a graphic panorama that was a pleasure to walk through. The strong beauty of the landscape was then spiced by the pleasure of seeing so many topless sunbathers. It was like witnessing the Ages of Woman through breasts, from lively youth to emptied old age.
I hope you enjoy these drawings. I'm going to add a few here, but if you want to see more, click on this link:  http://nathanielmiller.viewbook.com/album/costabravacatalonia

Back in the Big City, part 1

Recently, I returned to NYC for 2 week visit. It was nice to return to my city, and in ways it felt like I'd never left. Most of my time was spent going through the storage locker, and other whatnot related to my move. Here are a few people I saw while riding the Q train. 

It's been a while since I've posted something here, and a lot has happened since then. I've moved to Geneva, and have done a fair amount of travel. But what I haven't done is ride a subway, which is where I tended to do most of my iphone portraits while living in NYC. I may have to expand this blog a little bit, and put up more of my work. A scanner will arrive here in a few weeks, and that should be remedy that problem. Until then, I do have a few iPhone portraits that I can share. Here are a few from my time in Croatia with Ana's family in the pretty small village of Bisko. These were done while sitting under a chestnut tree as the family talked about... well, I have no idea, because I don't understand the language, except for a couple words. The first image is the local priest, who at first meeting seems like another local dude hanging out, shooting the breeze with the fella's. I forget who the 2nd image is. The third and fourth images are of a man who is afraid of letting people know how old he is - when people wish him 'happy birthday', he becomes very defensive, which causes a lot of comedy. The final one is Ana's father, who relishes his time there so much. I can assure you that shortly after the moment of this drawing, there was a witty comment and smile.

5 for Friday

Today is a big day for me. I'm leaving my job after 6 years, and hopping on an airplane for Ecuador where through photography and drawing I'll be documenting the work of a surgical mission ( http://ismission.org/ ). And then I do my final preparations for the move to Switzerland, hopefully by the end of May. But, until then, I'd like to share a few portraits I recently did. I wonder if they will change after I've moved to Europe. 

Progress

What's on my mind today is I'm now into my final two months here in NYC, after just over 26 years of almost nonstop habitation. Some very exciting things are happening, transitions and progress. As many of you know, I got married one month ago. Next up: leaving my job of the last 6 years, a week and a half in Ecuador to document the work of a surgical charity, the opening of a group show at Mystic Seaport, emptying my apartment, moving to Geneva, learning a language and, greatest of all, spending all my days being in the same time zone as my wonderful wife. So, in honor of life transitions, I have here a couple images that were progressively saved and adjusted as I was drawing them.

4 more from the Q

Today I rode my bicycle into work, something I really enjoy and wish this city was more kind to. A downside to cycling to work is that I'm not drawing on the subway. As the weather improves and I ride to work more often, the drawings will be a rainy day event. The weather is just starting to have hints of the Spring around the corner. But it hasn't taken full hold yet. It's slowly waking. So, from last week and earlier this week, a selection of 4 drawings, 2 awake, 2 asleep, from my wonderful Q.