Sunshine Shoulders - beach painting,Debbie Miller

8x10 oil on panel

This painting is still kicking around the studio - it's always been one of my favorites.  That warm sunshine on the shoulders feeling...sure would like some of that right now.

Seems like a yearly thing - I made  similar posts  HERE , HERE and HERE.  

RedStripe - beach painting, Debbie Miller

6x6" oil on panel

 Coming soon to a bookseller near you....if you live in Germany :) 
You'll have to wait for the book but the original painting is available.  Sitting pretty in my studio,waiting for a new home

Flip, debbie miller, beach painting,blue,orange

Flip
20x20"
oil on panel

Beach Girls - beach painting,playing,blue,ocean,coast

6x6 " oil on cradeled panel.
black sides - ready to hang. 
this time I painted in much the same way as I approach a portrait.  - used a burnt sienna ground, then using a fairly big brush sketched out the composition, adding a little umber to the shadows/darks and wiping the ground away where I want the lightest lights to be.
happy with the feel of this one

Beach Towel Study - daily painting, beach scene, Debbie Miller

8x8" oil This is a little study done for the larger version which is hanging (but available to purchase) at the Sunnyside Restaurant. I've had alot of interest in it lately so I thought I'ld post the study too. sold.

Pink Today - beach scene, daily painting, Debbie Miller

6x6" oil on panel. Just got a new tube of "Radiant Magenta" by Gamblin - couldn't resist using it today. Also used just one brush - a #1 Bright. Later it will be a #6 Bright for tonights portrait. Brights are my go-to brushes - what are yours?

Striped towel, beach scene,blue,Debbie Miller

6x6" oil on panel
striped towel
my fave from the week. This one may have to be painted larger too, maybe I'll get to it over the weekend.
Hope yours is a good one - see you monday

towel #6 towel series,beach scene

8x10" oil on panel.

totally lost myself in this one - by that I mean, painting this I was completely lost in thought - thinking about everything else EXCEPT the painting. Love it when that happens.

This day, my thoughts were of painting big - making panels and stretching canvas - supplies that are needed, how fun it is to paint big and how energizing it is.



Stepping back and looking at the painting created it feels like my thoughts

Its a Wrap -beach towel 5 -beach towel series

8x10 oil on wood panel.

towel 4 -beach towel series

10x10 oil on panel
towel as skirt. not sure how many of these I'll do - need to do a few more smaller ones for this series and some mid size too.....

summer always plays with my painting time but always opens up time for other creative things too- which is always great...

if you are my friend on facebook than youve already seen these pond photos - thought I'ld share them here too so you'll understand when I switch gears from beach scenes to ponds and fish :)

pond with fountain that I made from a lamp base,plant stand and then hung beads and crystalssharpie pen on beach rocks by the ponds edge

the other lady of the house

towel 3 -beach towel series

24x24" oil on canvas
discovered that my new favorite size to paint is 20x20 and up - and still prefer panel to canvas - although gave it a shot with this one. panels suits my quick,direct way of painting

towel #2 -beach towel series

18x18 oil on wood panel
loving painting big!

#1 -towel series -beach scenes

18x18" oil on wood panel.
#1 - towel series
havent named this yet - but its the first of a series - of course this is a subject Ive done many times before
- today, all super inspired from going back to where my artistic roots started to take hold ( the outer cape cod) I got a bunch of panels ready to start a new series - Ive got about 7 subjects in mind!! - and somehow ended up back here - but I'm not complaining, I like it here.

However, switching things up with the way I paint - challenged by my artist sister-in-law - to use less paint, loosen up, paint larger, embrace my contemporary side more- I'm going for it and its soooo much fun

Leaving Summer Behind -09 -beach scene,children

12x12 oil on masonite panel nfs -yet. more info on where this going soon!!

This is one of my all time favorite images and one I paint it alot. Starting to take some old faves and paint them bigger.

Chilly here in RI today....thinking about that warm sun on my shoulders feeling....

Beach Bird - children playing at the beach,beach towel series

16x16 oil on panel $500
another from the beach towel series...