Off the Beaten Track provides affordable work space for D.C. artists

Lately for D.C.-based painter Regina Miele, art imitates strife. Though a great deal of her portfolio includes dreamy portraits of lackadaisical women and seated figures deep in thought, she recently found herself painting an unusual number of city landscapes. "I was too busy carrying boxes around to have a model sit down," Miele says. "It's a matter of logistics, and landscapes are just more accessible."