Green Chair

8x10 (I think) oil on wood panel

After finishing up a portrait, I often grab another panel - a leftover or wonky sized board - to do a quick painting on before the time is up.  Usually these are looser and more colorful.  This is one of them.

I'm learning alot from these - maybe I'll post some more over the next month.
You can see the first portrait HERE

Lindsey - portrait painting,Debbie Miller,

10x10" oil on panel.
With out a doubt - painting faces - is my favorite thing to do. It never gets dull.
Sometimes I see people and think 'ooooh great face, I would love to paint that face".
So if you know me and I'm looking at you funny - dont worry - nothing is stuck in your teeth... I'm just working out a painting in my head :)
check out more HERE

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

6x6 oil on panel.

Another 'goddess' of laundry.

Domestic Goddess - daily painting, Debbie Miller,washing machine hat

6x6" oil on panel.
Working on some commissions and office stuff - took a break to 'sketch' with paint.
Painting whatever came to mind - and lately its been fancy hats and laundry and how to balance art with chores
so here you go.

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

Time to Read - beach scene,blue,figurative painting,debbie miller

6x6 Oil on panel. Still real chilly here in the NorthEast - will spring ever come?? Take a break from it all and visit this lovely and inspiring blog from England by Beth Nicolls. Ive shared a story there today. You can read it 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

Bangle - beach scenes, people at the beach

6x6" oil - had a marathon painting session at the beach - which is the best for several reasons, my favorite being seeing what develops towards the end.

-after painting a bunch of 'serious' landscapes, I started painting a few close up people studies. quick, fun and loose, not over thinking - in fact barely thinking about painting.

I love getting to that place.

Leaving Summer 3 - leaving summer behind series - beach scenes

16x16 oil on birch panel.
3 ladies leaving the beach. painted on a blue ground for the first time ever. such a different experience than my usual cad red lit.! fun though - parts of this are painted real thin and in other areas I used a palette knife and really laid it on thick. happy with the results but not this photo.

Cover Art

One of my paintings is on this months cover of Sasee magazine - check it out here. Always honored and flattered it be chosen for something like this - thank you Sasee and a warm welcome to all the Sasee readers who have stopped by