Secrets in the Snow - daily painting,debbie miller,snow scene,pink

6x6 oil on panel

A while back I painted several snow scenes - this is one of them - the last of the bunch. 
Think I'll do some more this week. 

orange bag- beach scene,debbie miller

6x6" oil on panel
My studio computer is blocking access to my blog - no idea why -
I'm working on trying to figure it out, in the mean time, I'll post from my home laptop - with some of the daily paintings I've got stored there, like this one.

fyi - I'm gearing up for a plein air series/challenge, you know how I love a challenge - so stay tuned

Om - daily painting, yoga pose,blue,debbie miller

6x6" oil on panel.
reposting this one - can't believe it's still kicking around my studio,  one of my favorites.
Also thinking that at this point in the summer - we Moms could use a little of this right about now.

Swirl Girl - contemporary figurative oil painting,debbie miller

30x30" oil and oil crayon on canvas.
Its hot. 
In my ac-less studio working on a commission. 
Its not so fun today and I find myself drifting off and staring at my 'swirl-girl' dancing on the wall.
She looks cool and happy.
My middle son is ALWAYS strongly suggesting that I go more abstract.  He is right of course.
Dont know if I'll keep on experimenting with the crayon...and I HATE painting on canvas...BUT
more 'swirl girls' are in my future :)

Do you want a challenge? - Yellow tank top - plein air, painting people at the beach

6x6" oil on panel
Painting beach scenes from photographs is one thing but if you want a real challenge try some plein air!

1st thing is: if you are tackling people you are basically painting from memory.
 No one stands still long enough.  ever.

2nd: you have to draw a scene super fast - block in the shapes, lights and darks - work hard on capturing a gesture and the values of the scene. where is the light coming from? what are the spine and hips doing? what is it about that person that caught my eye? - all questions I ask myself. - instantly.  seriously you have to be quick.

3rd: use a bigger brush than you think you'll need - this is one I forget and am soooo much happier with the result when I remember

try it! - it will really test your painting chops! 

Domestic Goddess #2 - daily painting, Debbie Miller,laundry,blue

6x6 oil on panel.

Another 'goddess' of laundry.

Fascinator - portrait painting,Debbie Miller,red roses

10x10 oil.

Now that's a fascinator hat. I had fun painting this one.

Great hat + beautiful girl makes for easy painting.

You can see more of my portraits HERE

figurative nude painting by Debbie Miller

10x16" oil on panel - and now for something different -


-havent painted the nude figure since my RISD days! but got the chance last night


- at my painting group we had a 3 hour nude pose. So I did this and then a portrait which I'll post tomorrow over at About Face

Hello Kitty - daily painting, portrait,figure

10x10 oil on panel.

After painting her portrait, there was still more time on the clock - about one hour - and I had an extra panel so I painted this.

Love the "Hello Kitty" shirt and wanted to paint more of her than just a headshot.

Much more free with this one and it was fun.

Go HERE to see the first portrait

Snow Flying - daily painting, snow scenes

6x6 oil on panel - doing some studio organizing and came across a few snow scenes from a few years back. thought they'ld be perfect to share again.

Below is my favorite picture from the past week.

for some beautiful winter eye candy and inspiration go to Amanda Soule's beautiful blog SoulMama! I love to stop by there from time to time.

Creamsicle - daily painting,cupcakes,floral

6x6" oil on panel. Often while painting a title or word will pop into my head and stay there. With this one - it is orange creamsicle - which are not my cup of tea- but the colors are. Last weekend I picked up this little bouquet at Trader Joes (for peanuts!) to brighten up the studio a bit. Its working.

Below is the latest from the open portrait group. I Love this group and painting from the model live so much that I would like to start my own group at my little studio -(on a different night of course!!) If you are an interested local - contact me!

Go over to my About Face blog to see more.

No Slouch - beach scene, daily painting

6x6" oil -

Another little beach scene inspired by the photos. The ladies who go swim the beach for their daily workout - well they are just awesome.

below: my big cat and little dog watching the snow - loving this color combo too - the cool grays and then the wow factor of the red. might have to try this in a painting or two

Bathing Beauty and inspiration

6x6 " oil a bathing beauty - above and below some images that inspired it - ....its all about the colors. This boat scene jumped out at me -I love all the cool colors and then that little pop of orange - their compliment! how cool!
So with that in mind, I did the painting above - lots of cools and just a pop of warm.
What inspires you??

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Look!

I added a blog button!

Its right over there => in the column on the right. It's so cute isn't it?

If you want (and I hope you do) you can grab it and add it to your blog. So fun right?

It took me a looooooong time to figure out how to do it and actually its not perfect but I still feel like doing cartwheels down the street.

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Furlough #4 - Down Time -contemporary painting by Debbie Miller

24x24 oil on panel - this may be my favorite size to work on - seems just right.

Furlough #1 - the chair - beach scenes,contemporary art

20x20" oil on canvas --- Furlough series - a departure, a vacation, breathing space -- painting the way I've been thinking about for a while now....still fascinated by people at the beach as a subject but now there are other things at play. Layers for one. Getting away from realism is another.
So take a little vaca with me, lets see where it goes

Cape Summer - beach scenes

8x8 oil on panel,ready to hang - $140. reposting this, I just love it - hoping it finds a good home soon :)Ive added a buynow button on this one below - trying it out

Beach -3 - beach scenes

5.5-5.5 oil gallery wrapped canvas. $75 and ready to hang.

Happy Fathers Day!

Saba - monday portrait session

12x12" oil
Saba - a beautiful name for a beautiful girl. It means Cool Morning Breeze in Arabic. She was the model last night at our monday night portrait session - wish I had a photo of her too so you could see the likeness...what fun those eyes were to paint! but as for the spot I love? it would have to be her nose - loving that lighter brushstroke inbetween her eyes -yum

Mark Taber - portrait series

18x24" oil. back from my painting break - sometimes you just need to do other things to recharge the creative juices.

But nothing could be better for getting my painting groove back than hanging with a bunch of RISD alumni for a portrait session - which is what I did last night- and a GREAT model too.

Seriously this guy was FUN to paint. His name is Mark Taber and he is a local pianist here in RI - we were treated to a bit of his talent while setting up. Thank you Mark.

You can read about Mark HERE