3X5′ oil on canvas I’ve decided to finally come back to this one and finish it. It’s a big one for me at 3X5 feet. I worked on this beach scene last summer after our trip to Northern California for spring break. We like to get together with family and stay at a beach house onContinue reading “Fort Bragg Beach Scene”
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Marathon
Yesterday I ran the Phoenix marathon. Busy weekend. So I thought I’d repost one of my favorite portraits. This is Gabby and Sophia. Sisters.
Jeni’s Peaches
I wish I had a better picture of this one! it’s one of my favorites. I painted this for my sister and her husband for Christmas and surprised them with it. I was in such a rush to get it framed and in the mail that I didn’t take any good photos. I had it framedContinue reading “Jeni’s Peaches”
Boys at the Fair
Last summer I took a million pictures at the county fair and then decided to paint this one. These two had just bought homemade ice cream and were sitting outside the small animal petting zoo area. I like their expressions in the picture with one blankly staring and brother pulling a face. I love the colorsContinue reading “Boys at the Fair”
Doggie Portrait
Oil on canvas 4″X4″ Here we have Josie my neighbors little doggie. I also have a niece named Josie and I painted her portrait, too. Josie and Josie.
Hands
Painting hands is hard. Much harder than faces for me. Hands move and change in so many ways and have so many angles. I find painting them tedious. Faces are challenging but they turn out beautiful, hands are always just hands, neither here nor there. Unless you are painting a beautiful ballet dancer, then theyContinue reading “Hands”
Kids
Here are Ethan, Eowyn, and Sammy all together. Eowyn looks so small compared to the boys. They will be framed together. When I paint portraits I try to convey personality through body language and expression. I also try to make it look like the person. I’ve found that the better I know a person,Continue reading “Kids”
Ethan is done
12X16 oil on canvas I’m all done with Ethan, Sammy, and Eowyn. Here is Ethan. I painted his jeans yesterday and finished this and that. I’m looking forward to getting Sammy back from the print shop so I can see how the three look together. With all three together the piece will be 36X16 inches.Continue reading “Ethan is done”
Ethan
Ethan needs some pants. Yesterday I worked on Ethan’s face, hands, and shirt. Everything but his pants. Today I will put some pants on him, although I like the surreal look of having the clouds for pants. I liked the way the others looked with the clouds coming through too, maybe I will paint anotherContinue reading “Ethan”
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”
Jill Millward Artwork 