Maine – Jill Millward Artwork

Clamming in Maine

I’m so excited to have the professionally scanned image to share with you on my blog. I wanted to wait until the painting was given as a gift before posting it so I wouldn’t somehow spoil the surprise through social media or whatnot. I got the report back today that it was very well receivedContinue reading “Clamming in Maine”

Figure 8!

There she is, the last kid to get a face. She was the first to get a suit. You may have noticed that in the original drawing she was wearing a string bikini, but since this is a painting for her grandparents, we decided to put a one piece on her. This girl is tall,Continue reading “Figure 8!”

Figure 1 has a face now

Hooray! This buff little guy has a face now! He was the first figure I painted in, you might remember, and I got to his face and made a few attempts at it but didn’t know what direction to take with all their faces. So I moved on from him. Now I’ve come back andContinue reading “Figure 1 has a face now”

Little Faces

I (we) decided to turn Maggie’s head so that she could have her portrait painted too. We thought she might feel left out if everyone else had their faces painted. I also gave the guy in blue some simple features. I turned another head to paint her portrait too. It was hard, but hopefully everyoneContinue reading “Little Faces”

Figures 5, 6, and 7

I’m still working out a few things with the figure in the back, but she’s close. The girl in the middle in the blue suit is by far my favorite figure in the bunch. The little one in purple in front with her dress stretched across her knees is also nice, but I love theContinue reading “Figures 5, 6, and 7”

Figures 2, 3,and 4

I started on these 3 kids today. They are cousins digging for clams on a beach in Maine. I feel like it’s a good first pass. I see the little guy in orange still needs hands. I’ve decided to turn the heads of most of the kids so it’s less posed and more of aContinue reading “Figures 2, 3,and 4”

Figure 1

I started my first kid crawling around on the beach digging for clams. I’ve reached the point in this painting where I feel like I might have a breakdown over it. It happens every time at some point with every painting. I panic and think, holy crap this doesn’t look like anything but crap. ThenContinue reading “Figure 1”

Bridge, Maine, Musicians, Sisters

Looks like it’s show and tell day, I may have gotten carried away… This is a painting I started around the same time I did the other Golden Gate Bridge painting, I still haven’t finished it. It’s almost done, but you will see I have 5 more cars to paint in and the road. I’ve foundContinue reading “Bridge, Maine, Musicians, Sisters”