Photo: Talented Tennessee student paints The Rock final time for Orange and White game
By Andrew Olson
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Over the last four years, Tennessee fans have been treated to the work of talented young artist Payton Marie Miller on campus landmark The Rock. All good things must come to an end, however, and Miller says she’s painted The Rock for the final time.
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Miller’s tweet has many Vols fans wishing her well and saying they’ll miss seeing her work on game days.
The biochemistry major from Kingsport was profiled by Saturday Down South last year. She said that her paintings usually take 8 hours, but how long they stay The Rock can vary. Some last longer than others:
“It depends on the picture. Depends on the reception from the football fans,” she said. “The Walking Horse stayed up the longest. I’ve painted over my own painting.
“A couple of things I was reluctant to paint over. But that’s sort of the beauty. It’s limited edition. It’s always changing. It’s so understood across campus I don’t think there’s a lot of resentment.”
The Orange and White game is set for 4 p.m. ET. Those not making it to UT campus can watch on the SEC Network.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
