Category: landscapes

paintings that are real or imagined places of nature

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Postcard Salon

Winter Sun 4 x 6 x .125" acrylic on canvas panel © Steve Miller 2023 1/20/23 #202302 Golden Isolation Coat and Satin Polymer Varnish Applied

What: A Postcard Salon is an exhibition where all artworks are the size of a postcard, 4 x 6 inches. Also, all artworks are for sale for only $30.

Where: The Muskegon Museum of Art

When: Exhibition runs from March 30 – April 21, 2023 | Reception is Thursday, April 20 | 5:30 PM (Sale starts at 6:30 PM)

If you happen to be in Muskegon during the reception then you’ll probably be able to grab your first Steve Miller, you savvy art collector you.

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all paintings landscapes process animation representational

Perspectiva

Perspectiva – painting progression animation

This is a very short painting progression animation of my painting Perspectiva, 48 x 36 x 1.5″, acrylic on canvas, © Steve Miller 2022

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SOLD

Water Tower, 14”x18”x1.5”, acrylic on canvas, 2/14/20, © Steve Miller 2020

This is Tony. He’s the hardworking small business owner of Sunnyside Landscaping. He recently did a large paving job for our family. Excellent work by the way. Our new and old patios look great.

Anyway, one day I was showing Tony around my studio and he saw this painting of the Royal Oak water tower. He talked about how much time his wife would spend there with their kids when they were little. I said that I had done the same with my girls, and that was one of the reasons I painted it.

To make a long story short. Tony’s and his wife are the new proud owners of Water Tower. He got it for her as a gift.

Nice job Tony, and thanks a bunch.

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Hatchback 16

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Mental Fix

Process animation of the making of a painting by Steve Miller titled Mental Fix of an imaginary color spectrum and a viaduct.
Mental Fix, Process Animation, 16 x 20, acrylic on wood panel, Started 4/2/19, completed 4/13/19, © Steve Miller 2019
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Ben Jamin | painting progress animation

Ben Jamin | progress animation
Ben Jamin | progress animation
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figure landscapes new paintings representational

En Plein Air – Lake Michigan

Image of a Painting by Steve Miller titled, "A Day At Douglas Beach".
A Day at Douglas Beach, 8"x8", acrylic on birch wood panel with 1.5" profile, en plein air 8/7/18, completed 8/13/18, © Steve Miller 2018
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Rocky Climb

Image of a painting by Steve Miller titled, "Rocky Climb", acrylic on canvas, © 2018
Rocky Climb, 36"x60", acrylic on canvas, completed 5/11/2018, © Steve Miller 2018

It’s hot, humid, very bright. Keep moving. Almost to the top. There’s an offshoot with shade. If only these damn horseflies would leave me alone.

This is one narrative I consider when thinking about my latest acrylic landscape painting titled, “Rocky Climb.”

Rocky Climb, like a lot of my paintings, is not based on a real place. It’s a fabricated daydream I explored for fun, through trial and error, and months of pushing paint around.
I enjoy painting imaginary landscapes because it reveals more about me than if I were to paint what’s in front of me. On the surface, Rocky Climb expresses the beauty I find in organic forms, and rugged environments. However, when looking a little deeper, this painting suggests that I have more hill to climb before I feel accomplished or satisfied. Therefore, this painting says a lot about my inability to appreciate where I am at the moment. I guess I should work on that.

To see progress shots and details of my painting process, follow me on instagram @SteveMillerArt.

See Portfolio Page of Rocky Climb.

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all paintings landscapes

Trail Painting Progress Gif

Progress .gif of Trail Dreams
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landscapes representational

Painting The Trails

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Grosse Pointe Peepers!

THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON!

Come to the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. The 79th GPAA Members Show. 2-4pm.

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I’m lucky to have two pieces in this show. Thank you GPAA.

An acrylic landscape painting by Steve Miller of a floating island with bigtop stripes, a catfish dragon swimming, clouds floating, a bird peeking, and a volcano popping.
Unexpected Expedition, 60 x 40, acrylic on canvas, © Steve Miller 2017

Acrylic landscape painting by Steve Miller of a bluff overlooking a beach, a plateau, a ball, and a small building on a hill.
Just Bluffing, 36″x24″, acrylic on canvas, © Steve Miller 2017

Unexpected Expedition hanging in the 79th GPAA members show at the War Memorial in Grosse Pointe.

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Unexpected Expedition

An acrylic landscape painting by Steve Miller of a floating island with bigtop stripes, a catfish dragon swimming, clouds floating, a bird peeking, and a volcano popping.
Unexpected Expedition, 60" x 40", acrylic on canvas, completed 2/10/2017, © Steve Miller 2017