The major influence to Noel Miller's contemporary works has been sculptor Ian Bow. Other influences include Otto Dix, Degas, Matisse and the drawings of Lewis Miller and Louis Kahan.

Noel has been painting on a (mainly) full time basis since 1975. He works form his studio in Croydon, Victoria. He is represented in galleries in Queenscliff, Olinda, Castlemaine, Melbourne and Sydney.