Artist Statement

My work attempts to capture a sense of place from the electric landscape. Each game’s identity translates into visual elements of my paintings. Different games will push me to use different strokes, colors, and levels of abstraction. Dreamy qualities of watercolor provide feelings of wanderlust and nostalgia. The end result is a travelogue of strange and wonderful places that invite you to step inside the painting.

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Bio

Cliff Kamppari-Miller is a self-taught artist living in Portland, Oregon. Since childhood, he has been inspired by the art and visuals of video games. He began earnestly painting in 2017, quickly settling on watercolor as his favorite medium. With a full-time job and busy family he turned to video games as a way to practice plein air painting. Since then, En Game Air has become one of his greatest passions.

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