Painting – Page 16 – Jill Millward Artwork

Still Life with Birds

8×24″ oil on canvas This was a lot of fun to paint. I had been eyeing a pile of tree trimmings across the street for at least a week and today I dragged them into my studio and painted them and then added some birds.

Robin

A fat little Robin. I like the mossy post he’s standing on. 4×4″

Birds

I painted these little 4×4″ birds today for my show.

Foothills East

I carted my painting stuff out into the foothills today to paint this tree on the hillside. I’m trying to figure out landscape painting right now, lots to learn. There is always something new to tackle. I want to figure out painting a landscape/cityscape. So you’d see the foothills with Boise in the distance. IContinue reading “Foothills East”

Plein air mishap

I got this one going and then then wind really picked up and sent my painting sailing. It landed face down. But I like the weedy dirty effect.

Today’s Trees

Happy Thanksgiving

Treehouse

Red Cliffs

I went out and painted Ref Cliff’s today in the Boise foothills. The painting is small, loose, and abstracted. I was trying to just catch the colors of the hills more than render it exactly. That was hard for me, and I felt unsure about it. But then my friend came over to buy aContinue reading “Red Cliffs”

Firebreak 2

I liked this view so much that I painted it again. This one is 12×12, the other is 8×8. They will both be in my studio sale. What doesn’t sell locally I’ll put on Etsy on December 12th. In my completely neglected etsy shop. I can’t even remember my shop name, I’ll get back toContinue reading “Firebreak 2”