landscape painting – Jill Millward Artwork

The Work of Vicki Hutchins

? Just after Christmas, I read a great book by Ian Roberts called Creative Authenticity. I highly recommend it if you’re an arty farty type. Reading it gave me such a sense of affirmation and renewed belief that my approach to creating work and my processes were authentic, to me at least. In fact, I would…

The struggle is real

Is there a painter out there that hasn’t struggled through the start of one painting or another? Or struggled through the middle of it to push through the awkward teenager stage? Or lost steam towards the finish and petered out? Have you felt the let down of finishing a painting, even one that turned out betterContinue reading “The struggle is real”

Auction Piece & Marathon Monday!

Done! Off to be framed today. I’m so happy with how this little painting came together, it’s simple and sweet, and I hope it will appeal to a parent or two at my daughters school art auction this Saturday. I’ll let you know how it does! I drove by the peak the other day andContinue reading “Auction Piece & Marathon Monday!”

Sketch for new painting-Cypress Trees

New sketch, excited to see where this painting goes. Why the red X? Because after sketching I decided to take out the Mercedes SUV. Nothing against that car, it’s just crowding the bottom of the picture and doesn’t “let you into the painting.” OR, maybe I’ll paint this picture with the front car and put a bigContinue reading “Sketch for new painting-Cypress Trees”

Spring Break-Grandma’s House

18X24 oil on canvas To Grandmothers house we go. I have my posts out of order. We went to my parents place before my sisters, we stayed in Ukiah at my parents house for 5 days and took day trips from there. Just like my sister who lives in a vineyard, my parents live inContinue reading “Spring Break-Grandma’s House”

Spring Break-Ukiah/Redwood Valley

8X8 oil on canvas Remember that I’m painting about my spring break? This is stop #2. After Spending a couple of days in Tahoe at Squaw Valley we went on to Ukiah to visit my family. I was born and raised in Ukiah (Northern California) and my parents and youngest sister still live there. UkiahContinue reading “Spring Break-Ukiah/Redwood Valley”