Tag Archives: Oil painting

Composition in Green, Yellow and Red.

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Trevor Mill

Green, Yellow and Red. Still life on a table tennis table. Oil and oil pastels on mdf.This was created as I was teaching art in my studio. I could be distracted by creating this and still be in the room … Continue reading →

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The third portrait.

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Trevor Mill

Sebastian in the sun. Oil on wood, 41 x 41cm.This painting looks very different in different lights.Notice how there is a warm cast on the left and a cold cast on the right. Most of the time painting was spent … Continue reading →

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Under a bridge in the rain, Monsal Trail.

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Under a bridge in the rain, Monsal trail. Summer 2021. Oil (and rain) on canvas. 40 x40cm.A plien air painting! Quite a situation, stung by stinging nettles, umbrella in free hand, brush in the other, children abseiling from the bridge … Continue reading →

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S & L in the summer.

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Trevor Mill

S & L in the summer. Painted August- October 2021. Oil on canvas. 76 x 102 cm.This painting was a joy to make. I’ve tried to keep the joy, energy and fun of being young. The colours are intense and … Continue reading →

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Zoom / Real Still Life With Mirror

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Zoom / Real Still Life With Mirror. Oil on canvas board. 50x40cm. Sunday 31/01/2021. 2 hours. Along with some artist friends I painted still life from a screen on Zoom. Infront of this screen I placed on a book a … Continue reading →

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Portrait of R looking up.

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Trevor Mill

R looking up. Oil on gesso on wood. 13″ square.This is the hardest painting to photograph. It really does look different in real life. The work has more depth and presence. It will be interesting to see whether it gets … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. Presence.

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Past & Present (SLG x2). Acrylic, pencil and oil on prepared paper. 100 x 70cm.The initial painting was in acrylic, then overpainted in oils thinned with liquin. Again the feeling of the models presence was important. Oil paint gives a … Continue reading →

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Self Portraits 2020.

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Trevor Mill

This canvas I paint over every few years with a self portrait. Good practice, plus, with photography being what it is, there is still a record of the last version. Self portraits usually look a bit odd, an intense stare, … Continue reading →

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Red painting 3. The Mysteries.

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Trevor Mill

The Mysteries. Oil on canvas. 90cm square.I think that’s pretty much it. The ideas behind this work were:• To make something on a very red ground after doing a few paintings on very blue backgrounds• To make a work that … Continue reading →

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The Succession.

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Trevor Mill

The Succession. Oil on Canvas. 1x1m. 08.05.19. The work is about representing living people on canvas. The real model, the reflection of the model and the Artist reflected in a mirror, the skull (a remnant from an earlier painting on … Continue reading →

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Life painting. One Sunday afternoon.

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Trevor Mill

Sunday afternoon. 3 hours of oil painting on canvas. The skull wasn’t that near the model in the studio. The colours seemed to work well, though I found oil painting problematic, with it’s longer drying time and buttery texture. The … Continue reading →

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Claire in the afternoon.

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Trevor Mill

This a portrait of a friend that I’ve been creating on and off for around a year. Everybody (including myself) seems very happy with it. There’s a earlier practice painting as well, shown below. If you’d like to know more … Continue reading →

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Hemingway 5. Different views.

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Trevor Mill
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Hemingway 2. Work in progress.

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Trevor Mill
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Life drawing: Oil & canvas

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Trevor Mill

The last of this year’s Friday night classes at the wonderful Mary Ward Centre. Using oils with a time limit can be tricky. The results can be a muddy mess. A solution was to lay on the paint and then … Continue reading →

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Blue PandA portrait in oils.

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Trevor Mill

A double portrait in oils. For a friend’s anniversary. The source material was a dark photograph taken from a concert. Made to go with a similar painting I’d created 10 years before as a wedding present. It was handed over to … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 1. Exercises.

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Trevor Mill

Back into another session of life drawing at the wonderful Mary Ward Centre. Nice to see some familiar faces. Drawn with both hands at once on an  A3 cardboard envelope. 10 minutes. The other side of the envelope. A drawing … Continue reading →

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Works worked on.

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Trevor Mill

Aerial Remembers Acrylic, conté pastel, pencils, Japanese ink and lots of varnish. May 2016. 70x100cm. What happens after the action of the Tempest? Now free from obligation, what would Aerial do? A Reflection Oils, acrylics, conté pastel, pencils and varnish. May 2016. … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 13.05.16. ‘D’ in oils.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Trevor Mill

I’m trying to make sure you have the feel of a real person in a real room. The stylisation happens in accidentally. With the range of hues, positioning of the figure and range of brushstrokes, this has normal, academic feel. There … Continue reading →

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Life drawing 06.05.16. ‘A’ The lady dancer in oils.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Trevor Mill

This week oil paint and paper met with a lot of non toxic turps substitute. The interaction was sometimes frustrating but gives these works a different feel than the usual acrylic marks. The model, ‘A’  is fantastic and has been … Continue reading →

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