Jill Millward Artwork

Boise River Plein Air Paintings

5X7″ oil on canvas

5X7 plein air oil on panel I’m focusing on creating a decent composition and creating depth through color. In this one I tried to make the sage brush in the front higher in chroma than the trees behind it. And I really lightened the trees on the hill.

Harris Ranch Morning

8X10″ oil on canvas This one makes me happy. I love stripes and mornings. I wrote a short description of it on Instagram. And it’s for sale.😊🌞

Run

4×4″ oil on canvas

Flooded

11X14 oil on canvas The Boise River is so high right now that it has flooded parts of the greenbelt and some areas downriver from where I live. I stood on a bridge to paint this one. I got a bunch of funny comments. Paintings don’t look like much in the beginning stages, at leastContinue reading “Flooded”

Dry Creek Road

11X14 oil on panel Today my daughter went to school all day so I was able to go out and paint in the morning (we homeschool half time). I went out to the farmland that is at the base of the foothills on the other side of Boise from where I live. I sat inContinue reading “Dry Creek Road”

Rocky Canyon

5X7″ oil on panel

Rocky Canyon Road

5X7″ oil on panel I did this pleinair painting today. I need to adjust some colors that are bugging me. But I like it in black and white.

Harris Ranch Big Tree

5X7″ oil on panel I painted this plein air today. I feel like I’m starting to get a feel for plein air painting. I’m happy with how this little painting turned out. I keep painting Harris Ranch because it’s just about the only flat open space near my house. There are a few cows leftContinue reading “Harris Ranch Big Tree”