Art – Page 15 – Jill Millward Artwork

Chickadee

Bald Eagle

My brother in law took a photo of a bald eagle and posted it on Facebook, I grabbed it and used it for today’s crittrscape. I believe the eagle is sitting on the edge of a rice field near Chico, California. 4×4 oil on canvas

Critterscape #1

My ongoing 2017 project will be Critterscapes. I enjoy painting these quick small pieces and trying different compositions. At the end of the year I hope to take them all in to have them scanned and made into some sort for children’s book. Maybe an animal ABC or the likes. We will see. I alsoContinue reading “Critterscape #1”

Cabin scenes

I received this commission just before Christmas. A friend who has a cabin up near McCall, Idaho asked me to paint 5 different cabin scenes on blocks of wood from her property. She went out and collected the fallen wood, planed it down, and finished it, and passed it on to me to use asContinue reading “Cabin scenes”

New Etsy Listings!

I just listed these 5 paintings on etsy! Please check them out.

15 year break

I took a 15 year break from oil painting when I had my kids. During that time I took up a bunch of different non toxic hobbies. I thought I’d share some of them with you all. The first thing I learn how to do was quilt. I made a lot of quilts, mostly cribContinue reading “15 year break”

Mountain Bluebird

On Etsy-Western Tanager

Today I listed my Western Tanager on Etsy. I’m still learning how Etsy works and how to get my work more visible and seen there. Any advice? I noticed that there is a way to link your work to Pinterest, but I don’t know anything about Pinterest either. Please take a look at my TanagerContinue reading “On Etsy-Western Tanager”

Auction piece

A friend who is organizing a charity auction asked me to paint a birdhouse for the auction. When she first asked me a few months ago I was hesitant because I’ve never done anything like it. Finally I said I would try and would paint birds on it. That is what got me painting birdsContinue reading “Auction piece”

Etsy Listings

I’m excited to share with you all that I have some original pieces on Etsy ready to go. I’d love for you to check them out! I’ll write more about my show on Monday. It was great! Have a great weekend!