tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58863392009-06-30T17:01:53.780-04:00Nancy Bea NewsThe latest on Nancy Bea Miller's stuff. You know, art stuff.Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-3763079374697147092009-06-30T16:57:00.003-04:002009-06-30T17:01:36.697-04:00Moving Right Along....For various reasons I have moved my news blog to this new address:Nancy Bea Miller Art NewsPlease visit me there!All the best,Nancy BeaNancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-8638333955935942282009-04-03T13:41:00.001-04:002009-04-03T13:41:40.540-04:00One Person ShowOne Person ShowNancy Bea Miller: Genre PaintingsMarch 31-April 22. 2009Crawford Campus Center GalleryThe Episcopal Academy1785 Bishop White DriveNewtown Square, PA 19070.8 AM - 5 PM weekdaysOpening ReceptionApril 3, 20095:30 - 7:30All are welcome!Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-49018396097734723262009-03-24T10:29:00.004-04:002009-03-24T10:53:28.596-04:00SPRING TEACHINGSPRING TEACHINGYeah, that's me, the paunchy guy with the mustache and three piece suit! ;-) But seriously, I am teaching several classes next semester at both the Main Line Art Center and the Wayne Art Center.At MLAC in Haverford, PA:Figure Drawing and PaintingClass Level: All LevelsDay: TuesdayTime: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pmStart: Mar 31, 2009 End: May 26, 2009andPainting with OilsClass Level: All Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-44156465130418095492009-03-02T20:48:00.005-05:002009-03-02T20:58:26.719-05:00Back to CezannePlate of Lemons, oil on canvas ,16 x 20 inches, 2008-9 Back to CezanneMarch 4 to 29, 2009First Friday: March 6, 5 to 8:30 pmSunday Reception: March 8, 1 to 4 pmSunday Snow Date: March 15Artists' House Gallery57 N. Second StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106(215) 923-8440Artists' House Gallery's "Back To Cezanne" exhibit complements a special exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Cezanne and BeyondNancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-9860853473636084052009-02-04T10:56:00.004-05:002009-02-04T11:10:54.927-05:00Artist Blog SeminarThe Artist's BlogDate: Feb 5, 2009Time: 7:30 pmLocation: The Main Line Art Center$5 M/$10 NMOne of the most effective and free online communication tools for artists is the blog. Artist blogs provide an easy way to display your art, discuss your creative process, post exhibition announcements and more. Bring your laptop and join Nancy as she shows you how to design and set up your own blog to Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-48349921774207323122009-02-03T15:05:00.003-05:002009-02-03T15:12:09.049-05:00Flowers in FebruaryFlowers in FebruaryGroup ShowFebruary 4th thru 28th, 2009Opening Reception for the Artists:Saturday, February 7th from 1-4 pmSherry French Gallery601 West 26th streetNew York City, NY 10001For more info on this show click here.Lone Tulip, oil on canvas laid to board, 12 x 9 inches, 2009Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-520477966187320912009-01-27T15:00:00.001-05:002009-01-27T15:01:31.857-05:00Another book cover...Yet another book cover where I exploit my children's sweet faces for monetary gain! Gnyahaha...all grist to the mill for the professional artist! ;-)Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-13055695662507000432009-01-18T14:51:00.003-05:002009-01-18T15:09:46.316-05:00WINTER ART TEACHINGI will be teaching this winter semester at both the Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA, and the Wayne Art center in Wayne, PA.At Wayne I'll be teaching one daytime class:Portrait Painting in Oils, Monday mornings 9:30 -12:30. January 26 – April 13 For more information or to register you can check out the center's website byclicking here.At the Main Line Art Center I am Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-65971355888572746912009-01-10T22:31:00.004-05:002009-01-10T22:43:35.683-05:00FINE ART CONNOISSEURAn essay I wrote on the landscape paintings of artist Alexandra Tyng was just published in the current issue of Fine Art Connoisseur. February 2009 p. 34For more information you can visit the magazine's website.Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-50831827335223127472009-01-02T17:03:00.003-05:002009-01-02T17:37:20.836-05:00Four Seasonsgroup showJan 7-31, 2009Sherry French Gallery601 West 26th streetNew York City, NY 10001For more info on this show click here.Another plein air piece from September's stay on Monhegan Island in Maine. While I was there we got lashed with the tail end of Hurricane Hannah, and after a gray stormy day the weather started clearing towards sundown. There was an eerie, exhausted calm: dark Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-39615759060573474682008-11-16T08:01:00.004-05:002008-11-16T08:17:59.421-05:00Little Manana, oil on canvas laid to board, 4 x 6 inches, 2008Small Sizesan exhibit of small works at the Sherry French Gallery in New York. I will have in it two small plein air studies painted in September on Monhegan Island, Maine. I did this one sitting on a bench up on Lighthouse Hill, holding the tiny canvas in one hand, paintbrush in the other (palette on lap.) Clear crisp air, brilliant Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-80271765460284710322008-10-20T10:09:00.002-04:002008-10-20T10:25:20.750-04:00Southwest Art MagazineI am delighted to be included in an article featuring food paintings in the November 2008 issue of Southwest Art Magazine.Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-87849730416372493592008-08-31T18:29:00.003-04:002008-08-31T18:48:15.182-04:00FALL TEACHINGI'm signed up to teach two classes at the Main Line Art Center this Fall semester. LIFE DRAWINGTime: Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pmStart: September 16, 2008 End: December 9, 2008All levels welcome!Click here for more info.INTRO TO OIL PAINTINGTime: Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pmStart: September 17, 2008 End: December 10, 2008This class is aimed at beginners to advanced Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-62277106489217363882008-08-27T17:56:00.002-04:002008-08-27T18:00:12.929-04:00ONE PERSON SHOWRecent WorkSeptember 3 to September 28, 2008Artists' House Gallery57 North Second StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106(215) 923-8440http://www.artistshouse.comGoth Girl, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inchesNancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-18856535575492854802008-08-27T13:12:00.005-04:002008-08-27T14:18:41.224-04:00MAINLY MAINE SHOWSeptember 3rd thru 27th, 2008Sherry French Gallery601 West 26th StreetNew York, NY 10001-1101212-647-8867http://www.sherryfrenchgallery.comClick here for more info on this group show. I have two pieces in it, both set on Monhegan Island, Maine. Unfortunately I will not be at the reception for the show as right then I will actually be on Monhegan, painting.Dead Tree, Burnt Head, Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-56699198452339264302008-07-19T21:06:00.003-04:002008-07-19T21:20:44.284-04:00A Great Review...of my recent one person show at Sherry French Gallery. I mean a really great review! In fact, I could barely stand to read it, I was blushing so furiously. But if you want to read it, just click here! I'm late posting it (all that blushing is very tiring) it came out June 26, in the Chelsea-Clinton News, and was written by Joe Bendik.Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-27625848215953667492008-06-03T10:43:00.003-04:002008-06-03T10:53:12.958-04:00ONE PERSON SHOW IN NEW YORKPlease come if you can! Still MomentsRepresentational Still Life and Landscape Paintings byNancy Bea MillerMay 28th – June 21st, 2008Opening Reception for the artist:Saturday, June 7th from 1 to 4 pm atSHERRY FRENCH GALLERY, INC.601 WEST 26TH STREETNEW YORK, NY 10001-1101212-647-8867 fax 212-647-8899sherryfrench@earthlink.netwww.sherryfrenchgallery.comTo see the Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-90881630906380483922008-06-02T14:32:00.006-04:002008-06-13T20:47:00.202-04:00Magazine ArticleMy painting Blue Hydrangeas and Grandmother's Clock was recently the focus of an article in En Punto, the South American timepiece design magazine. "Huh? What? How?" you ask? Easy answer, the internet! One of the magazine's editors, Beatriz Bunduel Smith, was googling around for images of women's clocks, when she came across my painting. She then emailed me a few questions, and Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-20137189872693560602008-05-06T19:03:00.005-04:002008-05-06T19:14:57.219-04:00Waterpark, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROWGroup invitationalJune 4 to June 29, 2008Receptions:First Friday: June 6, 5-8:30pmSunday, June 8, 1-4pmArtists' House Gallery57 North Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA (215) 923-8440 Wed - Sun 12-5 PM or by appointment ********************************************************I will be at the Sunday reception, so Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-33889783460353938322008-02-08T20:38:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:07:33.932-05:00IN A MAGAZINEA painting of mine, In the Chestnut Grove, has been reproduced in the magazine Artful Blogging. It was included in an article about the weekly blog-meme called Illustration Friday, in which I sometimes participate. The article runs several pages and includes many beautiful pieces by several artists. I'm only a very sporadic IF participant, so I was very surprised indeed that that oneNancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-45384709761398369632008-02-03T07:56:00.000-05:002008-02-03T14:49:18.686-05:00INTERVIEWI was recently interviewed by Sue Smith of Ancient Artist. It was just posted today. You can read it here. Many thanks Sue. Some of her questions made me understand a few things I hadn't realized before...the mark of a good interviewer!FLOWERS IN FEBRUARY SHOWJanuary 30-February 23Sherry French Gallery601 West 26th StreetNew York City, NY 10001Winter Treats, oil on canvas, 16 x 16 Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-58474199315510760932008-01-28T23:28:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:38:17.011-05:00I'M TEACHINGa class this semester at the Wayne Art Center. Portrait Painting in Oils. It's fully enrolled at the moment, but more information can be found on this page.Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, 1785Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (French, 1749–1803)Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-74946442147734294642007-12-15T16:09:00.000-05:002007-12-15T16:40:26.656-05:00Lost Dreams on Canvasis a program developed by Veterans Against Drugs and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, my alma mater. Families devastated by the murder of a family member can give photos of their loved one to the coordinator at PAFA who then contacts one of their volunteer alumni artists to paint a memorial portrait.I painted this young man whose beautiful spirit seemed very present in Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-91114277740145042882007-11-29T12:51:00.000-05:002007-11-29T13:48:23.187-05:00 Monhegan Lifeboat, oil on canvas laid to panel, 4 x 6 inches, 2007SMALL SIZESNovember 28th thru December 29th, 2007Opening Reception for the Artists:Saturday, December 1st from 1-4 pm(I am planning to be at the opening reception)Sherry French Gallery601 West 26th StreetNew York, NY 10001212-647-8899HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 11am-4:00pm Saturday 12-6pmOther times by advance appointmentNancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886339.post-45755078722786179882007-11-26T13:40:00.000-05:002007-11-26T14:04:52.638-05:00 Powdered Sugar Doughnut, oil on paper laid to board, 4 x 6 inchesSMALL WORKSDecember 5 to December 23, 2007Receptions:First Friday: December 7, 5-8:30pmReception: Sunday, December 9, 1-4pmSunday Snow Date: December 16(I'll be at the Sunday reception)Artists' House Gallery57 North Second StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106(215) 923-8440Hours: Wed - Sun 12-5 PMor by appointmentFor more information Nancy Bea Millernoreply@blogger.com