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Kim Jones Miller

Joined Artfinder: March 2015

Artworks for sale: 135

(7)

United States

Updates from Kim Jones Miller's studio

  • Works on paper...adding color

    Works on paper...adding color

    This is where I have a lot of fun with the colors. I start with the watercolors and later in most of these paintings I add pastel. I like creating layers and depth by using multi media techniques.

    29 November 2018
    Working on mixed media

    Working on mixed media

    I do mixed media, a combination of watercolors, ink, pastel and colored pencil, on heavy watercolor paper. This is the pen and ink stage. Also, a time of real focus as one mistake can end a painting.

    14 May 2016
    Getting Started

    Getting Started

    When I start a large oil, I always have a large drawing before anything else.

    30 April 2016
    Stages

    Stages

    There are several stages before I get to a final product mixed media on paper. The first one is starting a drawing in colored pencil on 140lb. paper.

    08 March 2016
    Framed mixed media on paper

    Framed mixed media on paper

    This is an example of one of the ways I have framed the watercolor and ink and the mixed media paintings that are on 140lb. paper. Even though they have been protected with UV coatings, I recommend putting them under glass or plexiglass. I like to use white or off white mats in black frames.

    14 February 2016
    The Underpainting

    The Underpainting

    When I do oils I do a texture and acrylic underpainting before I even start the oils. Then I finish the rest of the painting in oil transparencies. I can really start to feel the direction the painting is going at this point. It's always amazing to me how the oils change the entire look.

    02 February 2016
    Start Point

    Start Point

    Sometimes I wish I could just start to paint and go for it. I love the beautiful abstract work I see but seem unable to go there myself. Instead I seem to be going more and more the other direction. So for me there is a lot of linework and shading involved. Whether the painting is a large oil, or mixed media on paper, it starts out with a detailed drawing.

    19 January 2016
    Final touches

    Final touches

    Sometimes the little final touches seem to take the most time. If something just doesn't seem quite right, I have to keep adjusting until it does.

    18 November 2015
    Where I Work

    Where I Work

    My studio space is relatively small, but really works well. When we moved from a larger home to a townhouse, I was concerned if it would work as nicely as what I had before. But a little good planning, shelves up high (thanks to my husband), and a storage closet do the trick.

    28 October 2015
    Hanging View of Wind Spirit

    Hanging View of Wind Spirit

    Most of my oil paintings are large, with gallery wrapped edges. The edges are most often black.

    12 October 2015
    Framed work

    Framed work

    This is how I typically frame and mat watercolors for showing.

    27 August 2015
    WHOA- DETAILS AND MORE DETAILS

    WHOA- DETAILS AND MORE DETAILS

    Sometimes my eyes wish I was a little less into the detail and linework- but it's what I do, so I hope they hang in there awhile.

    13 July 2015