Jill Millward Artwork

Winter/Fall Tree

Winter Tree 12X16 oil on canvas, Fall Tree 9X12 Here is Boise’s beloved tree in the Winter. Alongside the version I did in the fall. I’m looking forward to spring. A lot. I took this picture a couple weeks ago early in the morning just after it snowed. The sun was just coming up and the morningContinue reading “Winter/Fall Tree”

Winter Tree

Winter Tree is coming along. Not done but making progress. Sad colors. I will work on the actual tree now to make some of the branches feel like they are coming forward and other going back in space. I love this tree and how it arches and bends off to the side. This painting isContinue reading “Winter Tree”

Riley

And here we have the third painting in the set I painted for my sister. This is Riley. She is the oldest of the three. I can’t remember if I already posted this picture of the three of them together. And here they are in place above Sara’s fireplace mantle before they were hung. It’sContinue reading “Riley”

New Projects

I have 2 new projects in the works. This top picture is of the start of Winter Tree. There is a great tree along the greenbelt that is huge and craggy and goes in all directions. So many people love it. In the fall I went out and took a picture of it with itsContinue reading “New Projects”

Gabrielle and Sophia

12X16 oil on canvas These beautiful girls are finished. They were such a joy to paint in every way and I love the way it turned out. I’m working my way back away from realism. This is still realism here in this painting but I’ve abstracted their skin and clothing more than I have beenContinue reading “Gabrielle and Sophia”

Josie

24″X 24″ oil on canvas This is Mason’s sister Josie. Along with Mason’s portrait, this is one of my favorites. I painted this portrait for my sister as part of a set of her three kids. Josie is the sweetest girl you will ever meet. She has a kind heart and makes everyone around herContinue reading “Josie”

Sisters

Here’s the progress. Yesterday I worked on their skin and lips and the background. I am keeping the painting style loose on this one. This is more my style. I had started painting my portraits with such detail that they started to look like photographs. Nothing wrong with that, just not what I’m interested in.Continue reading “Sisters”

Hermanas

This is a fun start to what will be a beautiful painting. Unless something goes terribly wrong with my painting, there is now way this will be anything but beautiful because these are two of the loveliest girls around. Black hair, great eyebrows, brown eyes, perfect rosy skin. And the best dimples. You can’t seeContinue reading “Hermanas”

Mason

24″x24″ My Nephew larger than life. This is the first portrait that I did in this style and it continues to be my favorite. His messy hair, crooked smile, squinty eyes, chubby cheeks, and jammies are all very Mason. I took his and his sisters photographs when I was visiting last spring. When I tookContinue reading “Mason”

Siblings

These two paintings are a set. Next week I’m taking Cade’s portrait in to be professionally photographed so the image will look as accurate as his sisters. It’s hard for me to photograph color accurately. The background colors are the same in the actual paintings. Here Cade is much yellower.