New Horizon - 62915

30x40 acrylic
painting big, painting with acrylics and symplifying. 

Beach Boys and Boogie Boards 5

6x6" oil on panel

Beach Boys and Boggie Boards 4

Beach Boys and Boogie Boards 3

6x6" oil on panel

Beach Boys and Boogie boards 2

6x6" oil on panel

Beach boys and boogie boards - 1

6x6" oil on panel $100
First of the little Beach boys and Boogie Boards.

Boys of Summer, in the surf beach paintnigs

Here they come, the boys of summer.  I painted a little batch of beach boys and boogie boards to share this week.  I'll post a different one each day.

Find a Spot, beach painting, Debbie Miller

18x24 oil on raised panel with white sides.  Ready to hang.  $1,200.

In the Surf - beach painting, Debbie Miller -04151

36x36" oil on canvas.  Edges are painted white, ready to hang.  $3,200

Large version on this popular little painting of mine.

Mutt 001 painting

24x24" acrylic on wood panel.
No - not bored of the black lab yet just had to paint my sweet boy Bode Dog a sweet sweet mutt.  Still having fun with these big acrylics.  My son called dibs on this painting, so it is not for sale. 

Black Lab 002 painting

24x24" acrylic of wood panel
Something about painting the same image over and over again is appealing.  It lets you explore the paint and the mood and the color without having to worry about composition and proportion and all that fussy stuff.  Just might paint this black lab a bunch more until it is not fun any more.

Black Lab 001 painting

24x24" acrylic on wood panel
Acrylic - I know, weird right?   I love oils, I really really do but ooooh I am having a love affair with acrylics right now.
 Struggled at first with the change in medium but I've hit my grove with these dogs.  Totally into pushing the color and the abstract right now.  More of this is bubbling under the surface, watch out.

Studio Peek

A little studio peek.  The beach scenes are WIP.  The dogs are done.  I have been playing around with acrylics on these big panels and I'm LOVING it.  The quickness suits my painting style.  stay tuned for close-ups and more.

Spring is Here - sort of.

 nfdp.  This is what the first day of spring looks like here in Little Rhody.

Two weeks ago the snow covered this plant stand! Dang we had a lot of snow.

 All set now.
 The subtle colors of winter that inspired me 2 months ago are not really doing it  anymore.  I'm craving some green and the smell of dirt!  Come on Mother Nature you can do it!

 More snow tonight!  We are so excited.

Edit:  that was yesterday.  this is today: 

Woke to another inch of snow

Wellfleet Walk, beach painting, dog

sold

Honestly, how do people not have a dog?  This has got to be one of my favorite things to do in life.
  Nothing beats a walk on the beach with your dog. 
This Wellfleet Walk was a commission. 

yellow bucket, beach 031815

6x6" oil on panel $100

The cupcakes came about a few years ago when i used to paint one as a warm-up before getting down to some commissions or other work.  Lately, repainting older favorite paintings has been my go-to warm up.
This is one of those.
(in person the sand is much more butterscotch-y.  I'm haveing trouble capturing that color with my camera today)

A Sweet Treat, cupcake painting

6"x6" oil $100

the last cupcake painting for a while, a sweet treat in green for St, Patrick's Day

Buttercream, cupcake painting

6"x6" oil $100

And the cupcake train keeps rollin'

This little buttercream cupcake painting reminds me of the Great British Baking Show.  Did you watch it on PBS?  Delightfully addicting little show.
This would be nice paired with THIS CUPCAKE

Fresh Air Friday, beach mandalas

 nfdp
As the great melt down of 2015 takes place at home, I took the little dog - who can't/won't walk in 2 ft. of snow,slush and puddles to the beach .  39 degrees and sunny.  Heaven.  We made some mandalas to celebrate

Creamsicle. cupcake painting

6"x6" oil $100

These cupcakes are chocolate but the whole painting reminds me of a creamsicle.