Janvier Miller Painter

Shore Birds

2012-01-27T06:28:00.000-08:00

acrylic 44" x 50"
We have put our home of 26 years up for sale. I'll miss our beach.

April Brights

2012-01-26T12:07:00.000-08:00

acrylic 34" x 36"
This is the last of a series of 4 flower paintings this size.

Studio Table

2012-01-24T06:53:00.000-08:00

acrylic 44" x 50"
This was the first of a series of work table paintings but it's been refined. Go back a few posts to see the changes.

at work

2012-01-22T06:47:00.000-08:00

My husband took this photo this morning.

Studio Table 3

2012-01-20T17:47:00.000-08:00

acrylic 44" x 50"
This time I added some of the imagery I use when decorating my ceramics. 3 birds, 3 butterflies, a plate, as well as the usual paint tubes and papers on my work table.

Studio Table 2

2012-01-17T04:28:00.000-08:00

acrylic 44" x 50"

Studio Table - in process

2012-01-16T08:08:00.000-08:00

acrylic 44" x 50"
This is the first in a new series with my worktable as the subject.

50 Years

2012-01-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

acrylic 44" x 50"
This year my husband and I will be celebrating 50 years of marriage. To celebrate I did this painting of a dozen different homes we've had. Some of our cars are added, too. Some places had water, some, snow.. it's been good.

Lilies of the Vase

2012-01-13T15:55:00.000-08:00

acrylic 34" x 36"

Bonsai Bench

2011-09-29T15:37:00.000-07:00

acrylic on canvas 16" x 20" Last painting of the summer. We move out of this house tomorrow-signing sale papers tomorrow.

Mute Swan

2011-09-18T07:36:00.000-07:00

acrylic on canvas -roughly 46" x 50" We've sold our summer house here in New England. We're in the process of moving. This painting has already been put in storage. I thought it was finished back in "O6 but decided to rework it this summer. It was good to switch onto it while working on some smaller canvases.

packing

2011-09-16T14:57:00.000-07:00

We've sold our summer home and are packing up.

publicity

2011-09-02T05:37:00.001-07:00

Hunt Lodge

2011-09-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

16" x 20" acrylic on panel. Hunt Lodge has just been accepted into Zullo Gallery's annual competitive show in Medfield, MA.

Gustaf

2011-08-18T10:34:00.000-07:00

12 x 12 acrylic on panel

I painted this for Gus' birthday. I'll probably keep touching it up for awhile. It's hard to make wrinkles look friendly.

Outside Table

2011-08-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

16 x 20 acrylic on canvas. -summer days in New England.

calendar for 2012

2011-08-15T13:15:00.000-07:00

Now available and into a 2nd printing already=only 10 in the 1st printing!

2012

2011-08-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

My latest project...A calendar of paintings I've done at our community gardens. That's my grand daughter, Heather, painting with me. If you're interested in one let me know. They cost $15.

Little Trees

2011-08-05T07:06:00.001-07:00

15" x 17" acrylic on canvas

This is my husband working at his bonsai bench. I was thinking of Corot while painting this.

summer potluck

2011-07-04T10:40:00.000-07:00

This painting from last summer will be on the invitation for our first summer potluck. Everyone has a 20' space. The gardens are all different and look wonderful.

dogwood

2011-06-27T07:01:00.000-07:00

Summer-haven't decided what to work on yet.

Lilies of the Vase

2011-06-03T17:28:00.000-07:00

34" x 36" acrylic on canvas

This is the last of the June flower paintings. This is a easy size to work in.

Musical Arrangement

2011-05-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

34" x 36" acrylic on canvas

I sit with my coffee and charcoal most mornings while looking critically at the canvases I'm working on. I mark any changes. After breakfast the charcoal lines guide me into the morning's painting.

Tulips 2011

2011-05-22T16:50:00.000-07:00

acrylic on canvas 34" x 36" This is the first of 4 flower paintings this size to be finished. Now the framing begins once again.

painting for summer

2011-05-09T06:46:00.000-07:00

July 4th 44" x 48" acrylic on canvas

A Day at the Beach 44" x 48" acrylic on canvas

Great Blue Herons

2011-05-06T06:11:00.001-07:00

This is a transformation. It was originally spoonbills in this painting. I looked at it for a long time and decided I didn't like all the pink. It's a large painting, 44" x 50".

sets

2011-05-06T05:36:00.000-07:00

Sets of nesting bowls and a set of sandcrab small plates finish this session of production.

May

2011-05-02T05:09:00.000-07:00

I've finished working clay until fall, been selling extras. My family have lots of my bowls and plates... !

new this morning

2011-03-31T09:05:00.000-07:00

These are some of the last ceramics to be fired from this month's production. I'm ready for a break!

small works

2011-03-30T04:45:00.000-07:00

Beach Day and Girl Friends are both 10" x 10" acrylics

stoneware

2011-03-29T09:13:00.000-07:00

Two of the new ceramics out of the kiln this morning.

new ceramics

2011-03-26T06:40:00.000-07:00

--- just unloaded from the kiln this morning. I've thrown over 100 lbs of clay this month. Finally, some finished results.

porcelain clay

2011-02-26T07:18:00.000-08:00

I've thrown 75lbs of porcelain clay this month. I'm setting-up to start glazing.

Gesso

2011-02-21T08:16:00.000-08:00

These just stretched and gessoed canvases are drying outdoors because gesso smells. I start with a medium rough canvas then layer on gesso to make it smoother. The next step will be a thin coat of color. Pale yellow is always good.

Beach Talk

2011-02-13T14:07:00.000-08:00

"I love Vero Beach" plein aire paint-out this week-end was a fundraiser for the Cultural Council. My small 11" x 11" acrylic sold.

Art by the Sea

2011-01-30T05:01:00.000-08:00

This is an annual show held at the Vero Beach Museum sponsored by the art club. My painting sold and my husband, Gustaf Miller, won Best in Show for a large wood sculpture of a figure. It's a busy time of year.

Quail Valley Charity Art Show

2011-01-30T04:50:00.000-08:00

This exhibit was held at Palm House Gallery. 5 of my small paintings sold.

Indian River Collects

2011-01-29T14:04:00.000-08:00

Backus Gallery in Fort Pierce has a collectors' show. This painting of mine was loaned for the show by Mary Juckiewicz. It's titled "Garden Shed".

working

2010-12-19T12:28:00.000-08:00

My studio is back to being a work space. I've pretty much finished the painting on the end wall="Party Cake". Now I'm working-up two canvases of people on the beach. A small canvas is sitting by the paint tray. I did it to work-out some of the details before going onto the large surface.

12 - 18 - 10

2010-12-18T05:29:00.000-08:00

7:15 am This first floor studio gives me big sky views.

Little Skiff

2010-11-30T05:03:00.000-08:00

46" x 50" acrylic on canvas

new ceramics

2010-11-01T09:50:00.000-07:00

Art Trail

2010-10-28T15:55:00.000-07:00

We are part of an open studios fundraiser for scholarships. The event is Dec. 4th but the publicity has started.

natural light-indoor light

2010-10-15T12:19:00.000-07:00

My new studio here in Florida has poor natural light. The indoor lighting changes the colors on the paintings. Galleries, homes, museums all use indoor light so this change is probably a good move. The blues are especially bright. I've started reworking several canvases.

Garden Finale

2010-09-23T08:48:00.001-07:00

34" x 36" acrylic on canvas

lots of birds at the farm

2010-09-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

Adams Farm with Barn Swallow 9" x 12" acrylic on panel

painting outdoors

2010-09-22T12:17:00.000-07:00

It's been a wonderful summer painting outdoors in the community garden. The first weeks I painted on paper. The next month I worked on panel. Finally, I painted on canvas.
Gleaners 9" x 12" acrylic on panel

Sunflowers - mid-September 16" x 20" acrylic on canvas

finishing up

2010-09-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

We head south at the end of the month. I've been framing + bringing my inventory up to date. I'd rather be out painting!
Notated Garden 16" x 20" acrylic on paper

July Gardeners 16" x 20" acrylic on paper

Summer Field

2010-09-15T15:04:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on board 16" x 20"

August

2010-09-06T12:02:00.000-07:00

acrylic on panel 16" x 20"

Young Painter

2010-09-01T13:23:00.000-07:00

acrylic on canvas 11" x 14"

"Spring Gardeners" - Walpole acrylic on panel 16" x 20"

Family Garden

2010-08-29T12:42:00.000-07:00

acrylic on panel 16" x 20"

Cornfield

2010-08-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on panel 16" x 20"

perfect weather days

2010-08-13T08:20:00.000-07:00

Painting with a friend can be fun, especially a grand daughter!

summer birds

2010-07-24T12:40:00.000-07:00

paint sketches on paper

2010-06-30T12:36:00.000-07:00

"Louise's Garden" 16" x 20" acrylic on paper

Good practice. The community garden is a wonderful place to paint. I've been working on gessoed paper with acrylic, 16" x 20".

garden painters

2010-06-15T05:40:00.000-07:00

This summer we have a 20' space in the community garden at Adams Farm. My oldest grand daughter and I are hard at work..

Ship Builder

2010-06-14T07:17:00.000-07:00

When a canvas sits around the studio it's easy to pick it up and start making changes. I changed this image of Gus working on a boat from a dominant yellow to blue. (It's been cold and raining.. ) acrylic on panel 16" x 20"

music birds

2010-06-14T05:25:00.000-07:00

Old sheet music makes a fun back drop for these small images.

installation

2010-06-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

The patron in D.C. who bought my painting has it in a beautiful setting.

Dune Grass and Warblers

2010-05-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

Acrylic 44" x 48" Final painting for this spring. We sometimes see these Common Yellowthroat warblers in our dune grass.

Painted Buntings

2010-05-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

acrylic 26" x 30" The canvas is almost done. There a few refinements I want to make when we get back to Florida in October. We're packing for the drive to Massachusetts.

display

2010-04-27T05:57:00.000-07:00

Some of my new pottery is displayed here. I fire the kiln to cone 8. The bases on the middle shelf are hand built. I made them for my husband to display his bonsai. The very small pots are for "mame", small companion plants for larger bonsai trees.

shade cloth

2010-04-25T09:12:00.000-07:00

The shade cloth is tied on. It makes a big difference keeping the studio cool. There's lots of glare for an hour or so off the ocean in the mornings.

stick birds in process...

2010-04-15T16:29:00.001-07:00

I'm part of a group called the Art Chixs. We meet once a month, do a project and enjoy a potluck lunch together.

April Ghost Crab

2010-04-14T04:56:00.000-07:00

Just unloaded the crab bowl this morning. This is the last glaze firing of the kiln until fall. Back to canvas. The construction of a new house outside my studio isn't as disturbing now that their work is mostly indoors.

sea life plates

2010-04-13T05:03:00.000-07:00

glazing again

2010-04-11T15:27:00.000-07:00

I'm painting sea life this time around. Searching parrot fish I saw images of some that had flower tatoos!

2010-04-04T13:10:00.000-07:00

-fresh start

2010-04-04T13:06:00.000-07:00

5 new canvases stretched this week. Time now to draw and plan what to paint next.

Work Room

2010-04-01T16:58:00.000-07:00

acrylic 44" x 48" My sweetheart in his studio.

Spoonbills

2010-03-30T04:54:00.000-07:00

acrylic 44" x 50" This photo was taken before the final touch of a yellowish glaze over the pink. The pink was too harsh. The wash pushed the pink toward a softer salmon tone.

Door to the Pink House

2010-03-29T04:27:00.000-07:00

acrylic 26" x 30" This painting seemed finished when I added the watering can. This is our bonsai garden area. First our house was yellow, then pink, and after our 25 years here, the house is now painted orange.

Beach at Vero

2010-03-28T06:40:00.000-07:00

This is a Big painting.
48" x 54" acrylic With the added figure walking off to the right the painting is finally finished.

work space

2010-03-28T06:02:00.000-07:00

Ostrich egg

2010-02-15T08:06:00.000-08:00

Painted this week for McKee Garden.

preparation

2010-02-15T08:04:00.000-08:00

Frog painted on paper with acrylic.

Mexico

2010-01-27T05:09:00.000-08:00

Just back from 12 nights in San Miguel de Allende. Visited a private Folk Art Museum. The collector is in the process of getting the art pieces on line for all to see.

New Pottery Bowls from Janvier Miller

2010-01-17T18:06:00.000-08:00

Jan describes her new collection of nesting bowls in this short video.

two new bowls

2010-01-02T09:28:00.001-08:00

7" across the top - stoneware

10 1/2" across the top - stoneware

Just down under the edge is a blue stripe which isn't showing that completes the idea of a rainy day.

Macaw

2009-12-31T15:01:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year

2009-12-31T14:58:00.000-08:00

new ceramics

2009-12-29T05:59:00.000-08:00

The horseshoe crab is on a large platter. The cardinal is part of a plate set.

fresh from the kiln today =

2009-12-27T07:11:00.000-08:00

The Sandhill Crane is painted on a large platter. The pigeon plate is lunch size and one of a set. The Great Blue Heron is in a large fairly shallow bowl.

before and after

2009-12-26T04:22:00.000-08:00

This top image shows one of my plates after bisque firing in process of design painting. The lower photo shows the plate after the final high firing. I fire my ceramics to a stoneware finish of cone 8. The temperature in the kiln gets up to something around 2000 degrees for cone 8.

pottery

2009-12-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

150 lbs of clay = thrown, bisqued, white glaze undercoat ...ready now for decorating. Many tedious firings are needed because our kiln is so small. The good side of this is that I don't feel rushed when painting the designs.

Cara Black

2009-12-05T04:28:00.000-08:00

Murder in Paris is Cara Black's speciality. Fun and informative reading. Now I'm engrossed in Dennis Lehane "the Given Day" set in Boston after WW1. With all the construction of a new mansion close outside my studio window, I find I'd just rather be somewhere else. Luckily, our pottery is set-up on the other side of the house. I've been making plates and bowls instead of painting. I've gone through almost 150 lbs. of clay now. The next step will be to make the glazes.
Christmas packages need to be sent off...

November studio

2009-11-24T07:14:00.001-08:00

Rosate Spoonbill painting in progress...Waterlily painting being revised with larger flowers.

holiday bazaar

2009-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

Sat. and Sun., Nov. 21 and 22, 2009 10-4
MacMillan's 2660 Cardinal Dr., Vero Beach
I'm part of this event with my new Cafepress items as well as some my pottery and small paintings. It should be fun.

bowls are ready-

2009-11-04T18:41:00.000-08:00

back in Florida

2009-10-09T07:49:00.001-07:00

Here are a few of the new ceramics. It's always exciting to see how the glazes fire in the Museum's gas kiln.

"Artist's Chair"

2009-09-22T08:51:00.000-07:00

Acrylic 44" x 48"
Now that I see the painting on this post I've noticed that I haven't put the design on the center yellow stripe. Just when I think the painting is done I see something else that needs doing.....

"Side by Side"

2009-09-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Silkscreen print on Arches 88 with oil based ink, hand printed by me. I've often chosen chairs as subject matter. These two were at the family cottage in Ipswitch, MA.

Chair painting progress

2009-09-13T18:15:00.000-07:00

Watch the development of my newest painting in this short film. It isn't finished but here you can see some of how it is developing.

Lulu and Cafe Press

2009-09-12T05:29:00.000-07:00

These are two good venues online. Check out my side bar to see how I've used them. It's fun but I expect rarely money making. Enjoy seeing your own art or photographic image on a mug or t-shirt.

To see my booklet, click on the link to Lulu.com
To visit our T-Shirts and Tote Bags click here to visit our Cafe Press store

Starting a New Painting

2009-09-06T17:18:00.000-07:00

Starting a New Painting by Janvier Miller. A video on a new painting that starts with an underpainted canvas. Follow Jan as she develops this new artwork

"Black Swan"

2009-09-04T06:20:00.000-07:00

46" x 50" acrylic on canvas

"Shirley Poppies" - "Asian Peonies"

2009-09-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

46" x 50" acrylic on canvas

48" x 56" acrylic on canvas

These two large canvases are finally done. I had a loss of art focus this summer. Natural to have some times be more productive than others. These paintings are not square. I haven't mastered how to have images posted more accurately.

today's garden flowers

2009-08-27T16:10:00.001-07:00

I'm still working on my two big flower paintings...bit by bit.

"Shirley Poppies"

2009-08-20T07:51:00.000-07:00

acrylic on canvas 46" x 50" This is the revised poppy painting. I'm still making small refinements. Generally, people don't seem to like such dark paintings... we'll see. I've also been putting together a booklet with my son-in-law of this first year of my blog. It will be something to pass along to my granddaughters. One day they might be interested and share it with their own families. It's gotten me to do some editing I wouldn't have bothered with otherwise.