Hanging Hearts

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I know, I know it is supposed to be "fresh air Friday".  Whatevs.  It is cold out there!  I will bundle up later and take the little dog for a walk.  Right now, it is all about hearts.
 Hanging recycled book pages hearts.  Really you can make these with whatever paper you want.  Go ahead and use up some of your pretty scrapbook papers.  I have a thing for old book pages so that is what I'm going with.  Plus it is free and who doesn't love free?!

Pretty simple.  Gather your paper, as many sheets as you like. Stack, fold, trace
 -( kindergarten stuff people! I teach K art, trust me)
Sew a line up the middle.  I suck at sewing so you REAL sewers out there - just snicker and look away from my stitches.

Originally I was going to water color the pages after I sewed them so I glued 2 sheets together to make them stiffer.  Changed my mind but this is an option.  I did add a little bead to the end and doodled a bit.  If I had a stack of these in 10th grade math there is no telling what I would of come up with.

 

Love.

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Valentine's Day is a week away.

 Holy Smokes this winter is cruising by.  Last year I was so on top of it.  Remember my   Cookies  and  Garland  posts?

Sheesh, I better get on it.
I am however a little ahead of my Feb. painting deadline, gotta love that!

Sweet February, cupcake painting by Debbie Miller

6x6" oil on canvas 

Wait, what?  It's February already?

Do You Job

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Go Pats!!!!!!!

Little Flowers 12915

6x6" oil on panel

Sometimes you just need a little jar of flowers

Blizzard of 2015

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Well we survived the big storm.  

Never lost power - which made all the difference!  

I had plans to paint today at home but that didn't pan out.  Far too much hunkering down to do.

Snow storm!

6x6 oil 

I painted this a few years ago after attending a sled dog race in NH.  

So fun.  

Happy snow storm everyone!  

Find your spot

6x8 

Find your Spot.  A little beach painting from the fall. 

Happy Weekend

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Happy Weekend loves.  

Portrait sketch

12x12oil

Finally getting back into painting from the live model!  What has it been? A year?  

Sheesh.  

This portrait sketch was done in about an hour.  I forgot how fun it is.  

WIP

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WIP work in progress.  One of my favorite parts of the process is painting the background color around the head.  

Often I do this upside down.  Habit, but it is also a great way to see the painting in a new way.  Flaws show and then can be fixed afterwards.  

Studio Peek

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Update from the studio.  Prepping panels, starting paintings.
  I love this time of year - fresh starts all over the place.  Bring it. 

and here is my view - love this January light! and of course my little buddy

Fresh Air Friday - The Nature Trail at Patriot Place

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Did you know there is a nature walk at Patriot Place in Foxboro?  Well there is - and its a nice little half mile jaunt around a cranberry bog.. Park your car in the lot to the right of the Bass Pro Shop. Walk too short?  you can walk another mile or so to the Pro Shop and pick up some fresh gear for the big game.  GO PATS!

Snowy Owl 2, debbie miller 11515

6x6" oil on panel $100

 Here is another Snowy Owl from last winter. Here is the original post.  And below is my copy of the catalog with my painting on the cover - finally came!

Umbrellas- beach painting 011415

12x12 oil on raised wood panel.  $400

Blue Striped Towel - Debbie Miller Painting

20x20  oil on panel

Showy Owl 6, Debbie Miller Painting

This week I have a lot of shipping and lesson planning and painting and photographing to do.  So I am sitting here working on some blog posts for the week with paintings from my inventory.  This owl painting from last year is among my favorites and I chuckled when I read last years post about it since I am working with the Packers/Cowboy game on in the background.  Read the post HERE and also there is a link to purchase there too.

Fresh Air Friday - color inspiration

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Field Trip Friday has morphed into Fresh Air Friday for 2015.  It's important to recharge the battery and nothing does that better than a good old fashioned walk outside.
Go get it.
  Look for these colors - the colors of winter beach walks -  to show up in my new paintings. I can't get enough of them!
(btw - nfdp means "not for daily painters" - it is so the DP's robot doesn't pick up the first photo and post it on their blog.)

Beach Walk 010815 -2 beach painting

12x12" oil on raised wood panel $400

So weird to be editing beach photos and paintings from the summer when it is like 2 degrees out but it is happening here.  This one is of my little home town beach.

Day Dreaming - beach painting 0115-1

24"x36" oil on canvas $2500

I just took my dog for a long COLD walk on the beach.  23 degrees with a snow squall and wind.
I actually LOVE winter walks on the beach - but if you are day dreaming of warm summer days - here you go!

Breezy Girl - beach painting

12"x12" oil on panel 

I have this sweet little breezy beach girl painting available.  $400.  Painted on a raised panel, it is ready to hang.

Hello! Snowy Owl

Hello.  I painted this little Snowy owl a year ago.  Here is last years post.  HERE.  
The very cool thing about it is that it is on the cover of Blick Art Supplies Winter Sale catalog!!
How cool is that?  One of my facebook friends artist Greta Ward posted this photo after she got her copy in the mail. ( I haven't got a copy yet and my Blick store doesn't either)
This painting was my favorite out of the batch I did last year and it is available. $100

Bode Dog

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2014 ended with us losing our beloved sweet Bode. (right)
Just the sweetest boy ever.  We miss him.
Dogs are the best.  Plain and Simple.

 I love painting them too.  Thinking up some ideas for a series of abstract dog inspired paintings that I'm kind of excited about. Nothing like my past dog paintings although I like doing those too   HERE is a dog post from last year and also one of my favorites HERE

Fresh

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Every year I like to pick a word - just one - that is my "power word".  Sort of a one word mantra.
2015's word is FRESH.
 Fresh start, fresh art, fresh food, fresh air,  it's all good, etc. 
 My son says it all the time and it became the front runner when I started to think of words while making my goal list for the year.
 ( I may have to steal his hat.)
Notice I said "goal list" not resolutions.  Resolutions fail - goals and the STEPS it will take to attain them, now those are FRESH.  Last year I broke things down by quarter and wrote down my goals for each and exactly what I needed to do to make them happen.  This made a huge difference in my business.  I really do need a plan and get ready because this year I've got some pretty fresh goals.  Te-he.

First step - clearing off the studio bulletin board.  So what will your word be?