To purchase this painting or see my other available works go to www.millermodernart.com
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Hideaway Abstract Tropical Seascape by PMILLER
This is inspired by a trip to Cancun Mexico. At the ruins of Tulum there is a beautiful beach. My mind began to wonder while looking at it. Wouldn't it be fun if few knew of this beach and you could shed your suit then frolick all day in the waves?
To purchase this painting or see my other available works go to www.millermodernart.com
To purchase this painting or see my other available works go to www.millermodernart.com
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Edge of Forever Tropical Lighthouse Painting PMILLER
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This tropical lighthouse painting features a lovely sky bursting with pearlessence in fluffy whites, pinks, powder blues and a touch of purple. The crystal waters have greens and blues with a shoreline in the distance. this is an original framed painting by emerging artist, Pamela E Miller.
This tropical lighthouse painting features a lovely sky bursting with pearlessence in fluffy whites, pinks, powder blues and a touch of purple. The crystal waters have greens and blues with a shoreline in the distance. this is an original framed painting by emerging artist, Pamela E Miller.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Divers Down NEW Original Tropical Painting PMILLER
As promised, my new website it coming along nicely. I still need to add/edit some of the information however, I have started to add original paintings and hand embellished giclees, so please stop by often and give your honest opinions on the site and the artworks! to vist my site go to www.millermodernart.com
Todays feature is from my vacation series and features several boats with divers down. The colors are aqua blues and greens with gold and pink metallic accents. Its a whimsical seascape with lots of character.
Divers Down
Todays feature is from my vacation series and features several boats with divers down. The colors are aqua blues and greens with gold and pink metallic accents. Its a whimsical seascape with lots of character.
Divers Down
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Art for Charity-Tips for Artists
Contribute Your Talents to a Good Cause
Art has found its way into the Tour de France. Depending on your definition of art, it may have always been there (Fans' costumes! Crop sculptures! Handmade signs and banners!). But now Lance Armstrong, in his first Tour in four years, has teamed up with Nike to enlist the talents of 30 of the world's foremost contemporary artists for an exhibit entitled STAGES, which opened in Paris last week. Details are sketchy, but as far as I can tell, the exhibit consists of a few Trek bikes that were decorated by the artists. (Yes, this recalls visions of Cow Parade and its infinite clones--artists working with the surface of an existing form.) Other works were created specifically for the show.
After its Paris debut, STAGES travels to New York, Los Angeles, and Portland. The artists' works will be sold with proceeds benefiting Armstrong's foundation to fight cancer. You can't argue that the artists are making a contribution.
I've written a lot previously about donating art to charity events--cautioning you against donating too much or feeling obligated. But there comes a time when your passion for a cause is so deep that you would regret not using your talents to help out. Rather than wait for the requests to come to you, organize your own charity event by teaming up with a nonprofit organization and at least one celebrity. Lance Armstrong might be out of reach, but there are probably celebrities in your town that would be willing to lend their name to a good cause.
You could donate work that you already have available, but you'll get more publicity if it's work created around a theme. I hate to say that because I'm not crazy about themed art, but I know what gets picked up in the mainstream media. If publicity is a goal (and it should be if you're trying to raise money!), a theme might be the way to go.
Let's look at some of the local celebrities and nonprofit organizations you could team up with.
Celebrity Chefs + Food Bank + Artists
Purchase plain aprons for artists to decorate and then sell or auction the aprons at an event that features the chefs' creations while raising funds for the local food bank.
Newscasters + Literacy Program + Artists
Ask artists to create artists' books. Exhibit the books at local libraries and galleries before holding a sale and having a party at a bookstore with proceeds going toward a literacy program. Bringing in the bookstore (a retail space with its own following) is a bonus to the partnership.
Sports Stars + Inner-City Sports for Kids + Artists
Ask artists, or pair up artists and sports stars into teams, to decorate baseball caps, footballs, jerseys, or anything else associated with your celebrity's sport. Ask a sportscaster to be the MC at the party and sale. You're likely to get TV coverage on the sportscaster's station.
One final note of interest: Lance Armstrong is said to be riding a few of the artist-decorated bikes in the Tour de France, including the bike by Damien Hirst to the finish line in Paris.
Know This . . .
Making a contribution to a cause that's important to you is extremely gratifying.
Think About This . . .
The more people you include in your event, the more publicity you will receive and the more money you will raise for a worthy cause.
Do This . . .
Contribute your talents to a good cause. Bring in a local celebrity (or celebrities) to help attract attention. Be diligent in your research to ensure your nonprofit is in good standing and well thought of in the community. There are many charity watchdog organizations out there. Try http://charitynavigator.org as a starting point.
Also, understand that--at least for now--when you donate your art, you (the artist) are able to deduct only the cost of your materials for U.S. tax purposes. See more about working with a nonprofit and donating art in my book, I'd Rather Be in the Studio!, pages 219-222. http://artbizcoach.com/irbits
• Podcast: Take over a vacant storefront (legally)
• What to tweet
• Would you pay $17 to see a single painting?
• How to reply to someone on Twitter
• @abstanfield Tweekly: Digital paintbrush app for iPhone, studio makeover contest, doubts about one's art, film satire for fall
Read everything and sign up for updates at http://www.artbizblog.com
________________________________________
You are welcome to use this article on your website, blog, or in your newsletter as long as you include this complete credit line: © 2009 Alyson B. Stanfield. Alyson takes the mystery out of marketing your art and making more money as an artist. Visit http://www.ArtBizCoach.com to get articles just like this one delivered to your inbox.
Art has found its way into the Tour de France. Depending on your definition of art, it may have always been there (Fans' costumes! Crop sculptures! Handmade signs and banners!). But now Lance Armstrong, in his first Tour in four years, has teamed up with Nike to enlist the talents of 30 of the world's foremost contemporary artists for an exhibit entitled STAGES, which opened in Paris last week. Details are sketchy, but as far as I can tell, the exhibit consists of a few Trek bikes that were decorated by the artists. (Yes, this recalls visions of Cow Parade and its infinite clones--artists working with the surface of an existing form.) Other works were created specifically for the show.
After its Paris debut, STAGES travels to New York, Los Angeles, and Portland. The artists' works will be sold with proceeds benefiting Armstrong's foundation to fight cancer. You can't argue that the artists are making a contribution.
I've written a lot previously about donating art to charity events--cautioning you against donating too much or feeling obligated. But there comes a time when your passion for a cause is so deep that you would regret not using your talents to help out. Rather than wait for the requests to come to you, organize your own charity event by teaming up with a nonprofit organization and at least one celebrity. Lance Armstrong might be out of reach, but there are probably celebrities in your town that would be willing to lend their name to a good cause.
You could donate work that you already have available, but you'll get more publicity if it's work created around a theme. I hate to say that because I'm not crazy about themed art, but I know what gets picked up in the mainstream media. If publicity is a goal (and it should be if you're trying to raise money!), a theme might be the way to go.
Let's look at some of the local celebrities and nonprofit organizations you could team up with.
Celebrity Chefs + Food Bank + Artists
Purchase plain aprons for artists to decorate and then sell or auction the aprons at an event that features the chefs' creations while raising funds for the local food bank.
Newscasters + Literacy Program + Artists
Ask artists to create artists' books. Exhibit the books at local libraries and galleries before holding a sale and having a party at a bookstore with proceeds going toward a literacy program. Bringing in the bookstore (a retail space with its own following) is a bonus to the partnership.
Sports Stars + Inner-City Sports for Kids + Artists
Ask artists, or pair up artists and sports stars into teams, to decorate baseball caps, footballs, jerseys, or anything else associated with your celebrity's sport. Ask a sportscaster to be the MC at the party and sale. You're likely to get TV coverage on the sportscaster's station.
One final note of interest: Lance Armstrong is said to be riding a few of the artist-decorated bikes in the Tour de France, including the bike by Damien Hirst to the finish line in Paris.
Know This . . .
Making a contribution to a cause that's important to you is extremely gratifying.
Think About This . . .
The more people you include in your event, the more publicity you will receive and the more money you will raise for a worthy cause.
Do This . . .
Contribute your talents to a good cause. Bring in a local celebrity (or celebrities) to help attract attention. Be diligent in your research to ensure your nonprofit is in good standing and well thought of in the community. There are many charity watchdog organizations out there. Try http://charitynavigator.org as a starting point.
Also, understand that--at least for now--when you donate your art, you (the artist) are able to deduct only the cost of your materials for U.S. tax purposes. See more about working with a nonprofit and donating art in my book, I'd Rather Be in the Studio!, pages 219-222. http://artbizcoach.com/irbits
• Podcast: Take over a vacant storefront (legally)
• What to tweet
• Would you pay $17 to see a single painting?
• How to reply to someone on Twitter
• @abstanfield Tweekly: Digital paintbrush app for iPhone, studio makeover contest, doubts about one's art, film satire for fall
Read everything and sign up for updates at http://www.artbizblog.com
________________________________________
You are welcome to use this article on your website, blog, or in your newsletter as long as you include this complete credit line: © 2009 Alyson B. Stanfield. Alyson takes the mystery out of marketing your art and making more money as an artist. Visit http://www.ArtBizCoach.com to get articles just like this one delivered to your inbox.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Very Cool House! PMILLERCREATIVE
The perfect house to show off my artworks....curtesy of MoCo Loco Blog which I stumbled into while surfing around
Hanse Colani Rotor House
Hanse Colani Rotor House
Monday, July 20, 2009
My Dream Home on Urban Lifestyle Decor
I love ultra modern decor. To give you an example of my taste, here are a few pictures of the decor in my home with some of my paintings.
I just decided to follow www.urbanlifestyledecor.com when I came across this fabulous home designed by Richard Meier. That is my idea of what my house should look like! WOW! Here's a link to his site if you are interested in seeing more of his designs.
Richard Meier
My Dream House-The Douglass House by Richard Meier (it reminds me of alot of the homes you see in Florida Design)
I'll be visiting Urban Lifestyle Decor often.
I just decided to follow www.urbanlifestyledecor.com when I came across this fabulous home designed by Richard Meier. That is my idea of what my house should look like! WOW! Here's a link to his site if you are interested in seeing more of his designs.
Richard Meier
My Dream House-The Douglass House by Richard Meier (it reminds me of alot of the homes you see in Florida Design)
I'll be visiting Urban Lifestyle Decor often.
Friday, July 17, 2009
More Happy Hour Sunset Paintings and Giclee Prints by PMILLER
We are rolling back prices as our "economic stimulus special" to our prices back in 2006. WOW!! My Happy Hour Series has actually one two awards. The first was on Ebay Art in Summer 2006 and the second was the 2007 Landscape Calendar Awards at Artwanted. So here's our specials for this lovely Friday night:)
Happy Hour Prince Fredrick Original Painting
The picture doesn't do this one justice as the sky is blazing with coppers, blues, pinks and violet.
Fall Happy Hour Embellished Giclee (Original Sold!)
This one is a very nice landscape or side street painting with lots of interesting colors, beautiful trees and playfully I made the street violet to give it a joyful, serene feeling.
Happy Hour Prince Fredrick Original Painting
The picture doesn't do this one justice as the sky is blazing with coppers, blues, pinks and violet.
Fall Happy Hour Embellished Giclee (Original Sold!)
This one is a very nice landscape or side street painting with lots of interesting colors, beautiful trees and playfully I made the street violet to give it a joyful, serene feeling.
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