Beach – Page 2 – Jill Millward Artwork

More progress, getting closer.

Portrait

I started this mother/daughter portrait last week and look forward to working on it more when it dries. I’ll add to their features and I will use glazes to bring up the chroma and hopefully bring them to life. I also look forward to playing around with those people and dog playing in theContinue reading “Portrait”

Huntington Beach

During our Southern California trip we made our way to Huntington Beach on a perfect 75 degree spring day, with about 10,000 other people. It was warm, blue skies, and lots of people to watch. My kids loved playing in the water even though the lifeguards worked hard to scare all the swimmers out ofContinue reading “Huntington Beach”

Still Life

Little tiny still life.

Walking Girl

18×24 oil on canvas I painted this just after our summer vacation last year. We spent the afternoon at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, Ca. I had it scanned and can make a print now if I want to. I love the rich colors.

Wave

24×30″ oil on canvas

Art in the Bar Show

Thanks for your nice comments and encouragement about the show today. In my opinion it was a great success. A lot of people came through, I met a bunch of great people, learned some things, and sold some of my work. I got a lot of kind feedback. You can’t ask for too much moreContinue reading “Art in the Bar Show”

Monterey Cypress

4×4″ oil on deep edge canvas A painting from my sisters photo. Last month my sister was in Monterey and took a picture of this tree and sent it to me. My other sister saw it and let me know she’d like it painted big for her bedroom, like 60X48″ I think. It was funnyContinue reading “Monterey Cypress”

Favorites

I was looking through images of paintings I’ve done over the last 2 years and want to share some of my favorites with you, in no particular order. With some favorites left out…. looking back gives me hope for future paintings. Each painting is a leap of faith and I never know how or ifContinue reading “Favorites”