Mt. Harrison Autumn

Mt Harrison Autumn  Oil on Canvas Panel     16" x 20"  

My grandmother lived about 9 miles from our home. The trip included crossing the Snake River which I always loved as a child. I loved seeing the river calm, like in this painting, wild, choppy.... whatever, The colors were always interesting in all seasons. We visited often, so I saw the river often. It still holds charms for me. I enjoy drawing and painting it in many seasons with or without a view of Mt. Harrison included.

Peace Rose

Peace Rose
Oil on Canvas 15cm x15cm sold

Growing Peace Roses has been a family favorite for decades probably since the time my parents took us on a trip to the West Coast beginning in Portland, Oregon in time to visit the Rose Festival and see the Rose Parade in about 1949... Each year, my Father loved telling of his largest, "This size across....". rose. We have a photograph taken of my Grandmother Thompson looking lovingly at her first ever "Peace Rose".

        Since those days, there has always been at least one bush  of them in the little rose garden here. I was pleased to see this one a few days ago and record it in paint for all of us

Thank you for looking, Marilyn Miller

Desert Blossoming

Desert Blossoming

Oil on Cradled Canvas Panel, 8"x8" 

It is difficult at times to remember that we really are in a desert here... Our community Fathers did extraordinary work in making the valley beautifully productive by creating an irrigation system using our Snake River. The farming community and even we city dwellers benefit greatly from their hard work!

This rose was waiting for me in the garden this morning! I spent a wonderful tranquil afternoon in my studio exploring the rose and the day in paint!

 

Water Falls into the Snake River Canyon

Falls

Oil on Cradled Canvas Panel 8"x8"

sold

 

Tuesday was a glorious day to be painting in the Snake River Canyon at Centennial Park with other artists. This is my result...

It will be shipped as soon as the finish work on it is complete and the painting dry, about two weeks.

Snake River Suite ~ Shoshone Falls

Oil on Canvas Panel, Gallery Wrap 14"x 32"

A memorable day for me.... four hours spent studying the falls, drawing and painting it and talking with the people who stopped to look.

I always enjoy chatting with people while I am painting! If you see me set up painting somewhere, please, do interrupt me.