{"id":1136,"date":"2018-03-27T12:07:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T16:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marksartonline.com\/?page_id=1136"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T02:18:24","slug":"a-distant-friend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artbymarkmiller.com\/?page_id=1136","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Distant Friend&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A Distant Friend&#8221; is a body of work about a character living in the past. Using words and imagery, each painting reveals something about his thoughts, feelings, and philosophies. The art has developed into different styles. 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