Jill Millward Artwork

Doggie Portrait

Oil on canvas 4″X4″ Here we have Josie my neighbors little doggie. I also have a niece named Josie and I painted her portrait, too. Josie and Josie.

Painting hands is hard. Much harder than faces for me. Hands move and change in so many ways and have so many angles. I find painting them tedious. Faces are challenging but they turn out beautiful, hands are always just hands, neither here nor there. Unless you are painting a beautiful ballet dancer, then theyContinue reading “Hands”

Cottage Street

Watercolors 2003 My friends in Alameda CA will recognize this little house. We moved here from California in 2003 and I was so sad to leave my wonderful friends in Alameda, family in Ukiah & San Mateo, and this really cute house on Cottage Street. This was our first home. We brought Sammy home to this house.Continue reading “Cottage Street”

Kids

Here are Ethan, Eowyn, and Sammy all together. Eowyn looks so small compared to the boys. They will be framed together. When I paint portraits I try to convey personality through body language and expression. I also try to make it look like the person. I’ve found that the better I know a person,Continue reading “Kids”

Ethan is done

12X16 oil on canvas I’m all done with Ethan, Sammy, and Eowyn. Here is Ethan. I painted his jeans yesterday and finished this and that. I’m looking forward to getting Sammy back from the print shop so I can see how the three look together. With all three together the piece will be 36X16 inches.Continue reading “Ethan is done”

Ethan

Ethan needs some pants. Yesterday I worked on Ethan’s face, hands, and shirt. Everything but his pants. Today I will put some pants on him, although I like the surreal look of having the clouds for pants. I liked the way the others looked with the clouds coming through too, maybe I will paint anotherContinue reading “Ethan”

Clouds

I’ve started the last of the set of 3 Kids in the Clouds painting. I’m excited to work on and finish this one and see how they all look together.

Happy Valentines Day!

Winnie Loves You

She’s coming along. Happy Valentines Day!

Kids in the Clouds

Every single new painting is a leap of faith. Here’s the start of my next one. Drawing done and darkest of dark spots painted in. Today I will work on her skin and see where it goes from there. This is #2 in a set of 3 that I am doing. They are on separate canvasesContinue reading “Kids in the Clouds”