Near Pomerelle I

Oil on Cradled Canvas Panel 8"x8"

sold

A request for a series of small local landscape paintings had me thinking I would brave the cold today and go outdoors to paint, but found I am too wimpy to face a ferocious cold wind. So I found this in one of my sketch books and stayed warm in my studio!

Loves Red Rose II

Oil on Cradled Panel 8"x8"
Framed in Gold Floater Frame

I have long been considering doing a larger painting of a red rose in three stages with a very dark background color and including a pearl and some gold.

Red Rose 2

Oil on Canvas 6"x6"
Framed in simple Gold Frame

Red Rose Opening

Oil on Cradles Panel 8"x8" $135

sold

It was very pleasing to see my rose still viable today and that it is slowly opening! So while I was in the studio, could I have ignored its valiant effort to stay alive? So after i had played and altered the other two roses, I started this of the same rose five days later.

I can hardly wait for tomorrow to see if it is still beautiful.... If so, expect another painting of it tomorrow night.

Day in the Studio

Mt. Harrison, Close Southwest View

Oil on Canvas Panel 24"x30"

Timpanogos

by Marilyn R Miller

Oil on Canvas Panel 16"x20"PEP $200

Sunny Geraniums

by Marilyn R Miller

Oil on Canvas Panel 8"x8"

Today was the best studio day in months for me.

I was finally able to finish the little geranium painting. Its purpose was to bring a little color and light into the greyness of January. It should have taken a couple of hours, but with many interruptions, a lethargic painter, and a discouraging start, it took a week and a half.

After the last yellow was in place on it, I had a desire to whack into the beginning of "Timpanogos" with total abandon.That was a great joy. It may not be really finished. It was so exhilarating, I may attack it again... with more color. The wacky brush work was enjoyable and gave me freedom!

With that freedom, I pulled out another start from October, "Mt. Harrison, Close Southwest View", and gave it a new life with color.

Timpanogos, a new painting in progress by Marilyn Miller

Work in progress, I hope.... It has been difficult for me to get back into working after fighting a cold gone to bronchitis for several weeks. Yesterday I jailed myself. I went to the studio and was determined to not leave til I had put some paint on a canvas. I thought up some great delay tactics! All needing to be done, all semi-legitimate, but all just putting off what needed to be done. I finally did get this started and am now trying to decide if it warrants further work. What do you think??????

Maple Leaves ~ Oil Painting by Marilyn R Miller

Maple

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16"x20"