work in progress -nfs -yet

this is a work in progress - Ive been a little crazed these past couple weeks. Lots going on. Working on commissions and also a new series - more of these bubble/encaustics. waaay more contemporary and bigger than my usual. totally jazzed about them though and cant get enough.
Above is the start of one - the oil painting part. actually ive added more circles, orange and drippy paint to this after i snapped the photo. Next comes the wax. and the collage and layers - ooooh the possibilities are endless!! Ive got 6 or 7 of these at different stages and sizes and some with fish or just shapes.
*below is a page from my sketchbook - this is how I 'think'

Happy First Day of Spring!!!!!!!

Flotsam and Jetsam

Laurel
Originally uploaded by Sgeir Mhor

teaching today and catching up on some things to get ready for a full day of painting on wed. - didn't want to leave you without a little eye candy though- and this is eye candy with a message - a near and dear to my heart message....
Check out these photos I came across on flickr -Scottish photographer Becky Williamson has put together a group with pictures of art created by the flotsam and jetsam found on the beach - otherwise known as trash washed ashore! click on the image to see more.

Blue Stripe - daily painting, still life

6x6 " oil on masonite panel. My Favorite Blue Stripe pitcher. a quickie while in the midst of framing last week. Ive been away from painting for a few days now its its starting to make me grouchy. must paint soon!!

Lush - daily painting, cupcakes

6x6 " oil on masonite panel. Lush. My 10 yr olds new word. So when asked "What should I name this cupcake painting"? I got the quick response "Lush Mom, its Lush" of course, silly me.

flickr

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Originally uploaded by debmillerart

finally on flickr!! testing this out...you can blog from flickr- how cool is that???
this is the shelf above my desk in my little studio space. check out my new tea mug! click on the photo

frames

framed and ready to go...

these are the simple frames I made. tedious but happy with the results. Loving the white washed frames with the beach scenes. this group is off to the Donovan Galley in Tiverton RI

the little ones look great on a shelf too. *** collectors - I'ld love to see the way youve framed your paintings, if youve got a photo send it my way

Update

Busy over the next few days working on new work for my galleries and framing and switching out work, oh and teaching too. Not sure if I'll get to post a little one but will try!

***sneak peak of the work for my June show coming soon***.

Down Time 2 - daily paintng,children playing at the beach

6x6" oil on masonite panel

Girl Talk - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel

"13" -daily painting, cake, sweets

6x6" oil on masonite panel. 13. Our middle son is 13 today. Every year he requests Boston Cream Pie (from Vienna Bakery) for his cake. Every Year. His artist mom COULD make him a cool creative cake ...but no, he's good with the usual, why rock the boat. "Its how I roll" says he.

so it got its portrait done before it disappears (inspired of course by Wayne Thiebaud.)

DownTime - daily painting, children playing at the beach

6x6 oil on gessobord. Down Time. Looking forward to little of that - Happy Weekend.

Flower Head - daily painting, doodles

6x6" oil on gessobord. I am working on some paintings for an upcoming show and dont want to post them yet, THIS is a doodle, its what I draw all the time for some reason. Flower Heads. weird. usually they show up in my journals but today while talking on the phone in front of my paints this happened....didnt even really realize I was painting it until I was done. ... abducted by the flower head aliens I guess... or some might say I need to open a window for some ventilation!

All Summer

20x20" nfs - oil,collage,encaustic on supported wood panel. All Summer. This is what happens when you paint everyday and cabin fever strikes.....new things start to happen. My favorite little surfers are making an appearance, along with favorite colors,bubbles and some vintage type from an old childrens book. all held together with encaustic - which is so fun to play with. I like to carve into it then rub oil colors on top which I did a little of here. Hard to photo these to get all the depth and color.

My brother paints with encaustic all the time and his work is gorgeous! He's got a tutorial on his blog that shows his process with encaustic and photo transfer, it really is worth a look. check it HERE.

Reflecting - daily painting, children playing at the beach

6x6" oil on gessobord. I forgot that tomorrow over at Daily Painters.com the paintings are supposed to be inspired by "reflecting" - we do a theme day at the beginning of each month. No time now to paint a new one so I'm posting this one from a while back.

Winter Session 2 - daily painting,beach scene,surfing

8x10 nfs oil on masonite panel. Winter Session.

Lovely - daily painting , floral still life

6x6" oil on masonite panel. Lovely. Ha! it is soooo not lovely here in the N.E. today! i'm ignoring it. I'm going to paint spring and summer in my basement studio for the next 2 days and forget all about this snow....plus I'm on a roll, might as well keep it going (secretly shooting for 100 in a row...shhh.)

Stepping In, daily painting,surfing,beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel. Stepping In. Painting Winter Surfers again. Cant help it, they are fascinating, how they step into that icy water.... in this painting I'm in love with that wave to the right of the surfer....

Winter Break - daily painting,beach scene,surfing

5x11.5" oil on masonite panel. Winter Break. Something about these surfers has grabbed me the last couple of days, Ive painted them a bunch of different ways. Million reasons why I'm drawn to them, you may see them again :) happy weekend everyone

Happy Coast - daily painting,children playing at the beach

8x10 oil on masonite panel. $160. Happy Coast. day dreaming of that free,happy beach day feeling. this just makes me smile

Make Your Mark - daily painting, children at the beach

6x6' oil on masonite panel. Make Your Mark. Write Your Name in the Sand.

Cloudbreak -daily painting,beach scene,surfing

6x6 oil on masonite panel. Cloud Break.

Winter Session -daily painting, beach scene

5x7 oil on masonite panel. Winter session. Surfers around these parts are a hardy bunch.

The End - Postcards from RI - beach painting

5x7 oil on gessobord panel. The End. End of the road. End of the parking lot. End of the State. Rear End of the truck. End of the Postcards from RI - just kidding, there will be more :)

Winter Walk - daily painting, Postcards From Rhode Island

5x7 oil on gessobord panel. Postcard from RI. Ive got some 5x7 boards prepared and have never used them because I love the square format so much better. These remind me of postcards so I decided to use them for some plein air quickies around my little state. Starting with Second Beach in Middletown looking back towards St Georges School

nfdp - painted today but didnt get a chance to photograph. didnt want to miss posting though since I'm 20 for 20 so far this month!! so back at it tomorrow. happy weekend all

A Summer Dream - daily painting

6x6" oil on masonite panel. a summer dream put down with paint

N-1 - daily painting

nfs- Nick. Rockband again, but this guy's an actual teen, so although he let me paint him, he's not really a fan of the experience so I tried to be discrete and quick! I got a " mmmm" when I showed him the result....a glowing review- btw :)

H-1 daily painting

nfs. Harrison. Whoever decided winter vacation was a good idea was clearly NOT an artist/mom of 3 boys who likes to paint quietly to her own music...........

T-2 -daily painting, the T series

NFS - more from the teddy series. Ive discovered if you want to paint tweens its best to catch them in their natural habitat ...playing wii rockband

The Watch - daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on canvas. The Watch. Do you know this woman? Well If you're a Mom whose been to the beach with kids, then you know her -'cause she's YOU! Always watching, always checking and double checking, doing a head count. Even when sitting with the latest People magazine, one eye is always on the water. Moms at the Beach are one of my favorite subjects.

Sweet Surprise - daily painting, cupcakes

6x6" oil on masonite panel

Beach Lovers - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on canvas. Beach Lovers. I love this little painting, the photo is not doing it justice.
Happy Valentines Day!

Its a Shore Thing - daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on canvas. Its a Shore Thing. painting on canvas today - which normally I hate. the firmness of a panel is so much more appealing to paint on. but had these lying around all primed and ready to go and it wasnt so bad.

Spring's Gift -daily painting,still life

10x10 oil on supported wood panel SOLD
originally thinking about painting this still life over a few days....but then came to my senses!! that will NEVER happen...so here it is, in all its quick alla prima glory. spring's gift.

Sweetheart -daily painting, cupcakes

6x6 oil on masonite panel
sweetheart. keep coming back to these cupcakes. so fun to paint and something about them -their personalities? the association to them? not sure but they pull me in everytime.

12x12 oil on masonite panel $300

trying to stick to my vow to paint/post everyday - painted but didnt get time to photograph it until it was too dark! so heres another look at an old fave. .... so in the mood for flowers right now too

T-1 - daily painting

NFS - from the 'paint Teddy everyday for a month' series (his idea - not mine) :)

Little Boy Blue - commission

6x6 oil SOLD

A Little Beach Day - daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel
......because everyone needs a little beach day now and then.

Winter Beach -daily painting,beach scene, plein air

10x10" oil on supported wood panel. $160 Barrington Beach in Winter. dropped boys off at school and headed to the beach for a plein air this morning. such a nice way to start the day.

I photograph my paintings outside and because of all the snow I'm gettiing alot of glare and am having trouble getting a good image. this needs to be tweeked but I'm busy working on a little something for my collectors....stay tuned :)

Cow -daily painting,cows

6x6" oil on masonite panel
Dont Ask.....working on a commission today, this was just for fun

Love Bite -daily painting, cupcake

6x6" oil on masonite panel

For You Sweetie - daily painting, still life,cupcakes

8x10 oil on masonite panel $160
a little scene from my studio - lilies,tulips and 2 of the stalest cupcakes ever :)
trying to be loose and painterly and deliberate with the paint. thought I would work on it more but changed my mind...on to other things

Towards Westport -daily painting,plein air, beach scene

8x10 oil on masonite panel $160

worlds worst photo. I'll fix it tomorrow, technical difficulties today.

****edit -switched photo but still doesnt show the true lushness

Painted this yesterday at Goosewing Beach in Little Compton RI looking towards Westport, Mass. Favorite thing to do: plein air at the beach with my dog. He looked at me with an expression like "seriously, we're painting today? my drool is freezing. Ok, cool, I'll go roll in something smelly"