Monday, June 23, 2014

Spring White Blossoms




So many trees bloom in the spring, and I can't pass up taking pictures of as many as I can and then painting them eventually. This one was actually completed in the spring and is looking for a new home. It even has a custom painted shaped frame that compliments the painting. I know someone's home or business is begging for this classy piece, so let me know if you want it!

8x10 oil on canvas framed or unframed. For sale at Arttiques Galleria in Marietta and I don't remember the price tag at the moment, or contact me and make an offer!




San Diego Sunset


Ahhh I loved painting this scene! It actually only took one week to complete because I had a deadline of Easter as it was going to be part of special decorating at church for Easter Sunday. Someone was buying it from me just a couple of days later but they disappeared, so lucky for you it is still for sale! It is at Arttiques Galleria in Marietta, or you can contact me personally to make an offer. Sunsets are my second favorite thing after flowers, but I actually haven't painted a sunset since I was 15. High time I did, and now I am dreaming of painting more.... :)
This is oil on canvas, 18x24 and it is framed in a washed driftwood frame that has light gold around the inside of the frame. It looks gorgeous, (mostly because of the painting, not the frame) but if you want to re frame it differently we can work that out as well.
If you love sunsets contact me or if you know anyone that loves them pass this on to them, Thanks!

San Diego Sunset $500

Monday, May 5, 2014

Three Fish

I just realized that I never posted the complete three piece fish series that started with "Gibraltar". I really love these paintings and they are still for sale! Three 6x6 canvases painted on all sides. The colors are awesome, the movement is great and the abstract backgrounds are fun.
Because I like these so much, I am planning on doing a set along the same lines with my orange tabby kitten jumping and playing in front of fun colorful backgrounds. She has so much energy and boing that would be great to capture.

Monday, February 3, 2014

That Fancy Peacock


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Ta-da! Here he is in all of his crazy colorful splendor. I wanted to paint a peacock, not an entire peacock, just this much, and I wanted it to be artistic. I think I did a good job in thinking through the composition and drawing from many source photos, but what I had in mind for the final piece is not exactly what I got. But I still like it, and other people like it so that's cool.
What I was imagining was something much more loose than I usually paint, that kind of deconstructed as it faded into the top left corner especially. Since I have been such a tight painter and don't really know how to loosen out that much, I think that what I got was a good stepping stone. I wanted the body of the bird to be perfectly realistic, which it is, but among all of those feathers it doesn't stand out quite as much as I had hoped. He ended up with more eyes than is realistic, but it is an artistic representation, so it's all good. Definitely not something to toss out. The colors are very bright, lots of orange and blue streaks mixed in with the bright green in the feathers which was fun (not sure how much of that you can see in the photo). It is definitely a Whabam piece, I'll give it that. It would be an amazing pop of color in someone's home or office. What do you think?

This piece is for sale! 22x28 oil on canvas $450.00 contact juliamillerartist@gmail.com