Lifes a Beach - daily painting. beach umbrella painting by Debbie Miller

6x6 oil on gesso board sold

UPDATE: 3/6/17
It seems this post _ originally posted on 7/14/08_   is by far my most popular image/post from my blog.

THANK YOU everyone for all the likes, shares and pins!

After painting this I painted another version that I liked so much that I made it available as a print HERE.
Check it out I think you will love it!!

Fine Art America/Debbie Miller

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beach blues -daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on gessoboard sold



A little one painted at the beach today with fellow blogger/artist Kelley Mac Donald. -which was fun-thanks for the white paint and good company Kelley!



Its hot, even with our AC on its hot. Too hot to think of a good title or anything interesting to say ;) All I can think of is "Gosh it's hot" said like the abominable snow rabbit, bugs bunny cartoon...

Down Time, Santa at the beach painting, debbie Miller

6x8" oil on masonite

Its crazy this time of year isn't it?
 Even if you say it wont be...It Is.
 Lights, gifts, wrapping paper, gift tags, parties, cards, baking, candles, endless shopping lists, crowds etc etc....
can you imagine how 'the big guy' feels?

 Santa must take a serious beach vacation in January.  He deserves the down time.

Misty Beach

6x6" oil on masonite SOLD

Moms Time Out

6x8" oil on masonite panel sold
October at last. To celebrate my favorite month, I've decided to paint/post everyday. If I tell you all about it then I'll do it, if not life gets in the way.

Beach Bright

6x6" oil on masonite panel
Maybe if it actually starts to FEEL like fall around here I'll start to paint something besides the beach. Anyway, the more I paint the more I have the urge to move away from realism into ....well, I'm not sure, something simple? loose? graphic? Its a constant battle. In this it was all about just color. yummy crisp color (once again my photo doesnt do it justice) and that shadow on the blanket. I like that.

***dont forget, if you are in the area the RISD alumni,student sale is on Oct. 6th 10-4 on Benefit St. in front of the museum. Its a great time and place to pick up some neat art. I'll be there with lots of paintings and some prints too. Come by and say HI.***

Beach Color SOLD

6x8" oil on masonite panel sold
This I actually painted on 8x8 but I think it looks better cropped (this is the cropped version)so when its dry I will cut it down and resign it. The photo also doesnt really capture the vivid color. I tried. Below is a photo that I just cant help calling "I 'heart' the beach" The beach we go to (Briggs Beach,Little Compton) is actually loaded with rocks which I almost always dont paint-artistic liscence :-) BUT we are always on the lookout for 'heart' rocks and for the last couple of years we bring them home and toss them in a bowl on our dining room table. This is a photo of them. We 'heart' the beach.