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Prairie Fest at Tandy Hills Natural Area

Tandy Hills Natural Area easel setup

Having gone through the process of having a total knee replacement back in February, I have not been able, or had to desire to paint much in the weeks that followed. It seems to be a slow road to recover from all the sawing, drilling and hammering it requires to add titanium implants to the …

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A River Runs Through It

Thanksgiving season is one of my most favorite times of the year. Thanksgiving Day should be a time of reflection, family and friends; A time of remembering the many blessings we all have. A time to remember Who it all comes from. To be thankful and enjoy the bounty God has given is good. The Psalms …

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Pursuit of the Southwest 6th Annual Juried Art Competition

Dutch Art Gallery Pursuit of the Southwest Juried Art Competition

Pursuit of the Southwest 6th Annual Juried Art Competition featuring local and national artist is hosted by the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas. The show highlights the beauty of the Southwest and will run from December 6, 2014 thru March 7, 2015.

Rattlesnakes and Stars

Plein Air on panel, Pease River One by Texas Artist Steve Miller

“Watch yourself, sister! Everything in these woods’ll either bite ya, stab ya or stick ya!” That’s a quote from the movie “True Grit”, starring John Wayne. When my friend and artist, Pete Quaid, invited me along to paint on the property of one of his generous friends (many thanks to them for opening up their place to us), …

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October Pastel Demo at NETFAA

Steve Miller at the NETFAA October Pastel Demonstration finishing touches

October has been a rather busy month, with several art shows and a couple of Pastel demonstrations at local art clubs. October 9th I loaded up some examples of pastel work, along with easel and pastels and headed to the North East Texas Fine Art Alliance meeting in Terrell, Texas. Every spring NETFAA host an annual …

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Paint Historic Waxahachie – 2014

12 x 9 oil on panel of the Historic Rogers Hotel

The last part of May and the first week of June of this year was the 9th Annual Paint Historic Waxahachie (Texas). I believe I have painted in all but 2 of the annual events, and I always enjoy the challenge. Waxahachie is a beautiful town packed full of history and old architecture. I love both. …

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Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge

8 x 10 Oil on panel painted on location at the Fort Worth Nature Center by Texas Artist Steve Miller

Spring in north Texas is the payoff for enduring the 110 degree summer. Most of the time the weather in spring, in Texas is intoxicating. Three things I find myself chasing when the weather warms and the world turns green: Canoeing, sometimes fishing and going out into the great outdoors to paint; aka Plein Air. …

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Paint Out in Terrell

The Terrell Tribune newspaper article about the paint out featuring Grand Prairie artist Steve Miller as he puts the finishing touches on a plein air painting of David and Joyce Lewis's house.

This afternoon I came home from Terrell, Texas, having completed my forth plein air painting for the Annual Paint Historic Terrell paintout event. The spring paintout is hosted by wonderful folks of the NorthEast Texas Fine Art Alliance, or NETFAA. I participated in this event first in 2013 and enjoyed both the people involved and …

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Joaquín Sorolla and Valentines Day

Sorolla painting out in the open air

A little over a week before Valentines Day, I broke away from the “salt mines” and experienced the exhibit of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) at the Meadows Museum on the SMU Campus. I don’t get out to do this much, but usually when I do I am not disappointed. I would not have gone or …

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Warrior

Illustration by F.O. Darley for the 1859-1861 edition of Fenimore Cooper's novel "Last of the Mohicans"

I recently completed a small oil painting of a portion of the front of the Hall of State building in Dallas’s  Fair Park. Considered one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the state, the Hall of State building is at the head of the parks Esplanade, which includes the Centennial Building, the …

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Across the Tracks…

Plein Air oil on panel titled "Intersection"

It was a little chilly the Saturday morning a group of painters settled in Grapevine, Texas to paint some of the historic scenes. Wind was blowing pretty hard, and I guess chilly is a bit of an understatement. It was cold. However it did warm up nicely towards noon. I set up across the tracks. …

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Five Points Cotton Gin

Filming location for Places in the Heart cotton selling scene

You never know what the month of January will bring you in north Texas. Cold, ice, snow, or maybe a nice spring-like day that makes you want to go fishing. Not long after New Years day we had such a day. Several painters were heading out to Ellis county to paint around the Five Points …

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