Here is my gallery. While I love to be in the studio, here are my special memories "outside the studio" that keep me going and I hope these moments are also making wonderful memories for everyone who stopped by for an art demonstration or lecture, signed up for a workshop near or far or just showed up, just because.
By the way, this is not in any particular order.
Enjoy!
Virginia Gazette Announcement, November 2011
American Society of Botanical Artists Journal, 2011
York County 4 H Camp at Jamestown
Great format this year. Three days, two class rooms, 30 campers - each day a new medium & I so enjoyed seeing returnees from last year!
This year we held three hyper- tufa classes at New Quarter Path Park! Thank you Sara & Molly and team for all your help.
A volunteer project that was filled with fun for everyone!
Silent Auction Donation
"Vines and Wines" Gala
The Williamsburg Botanical Garden, May 11, 2011
"Vines and Wines" Gala
The Williamsburg Botanical Garden, May 11, 2011
"Artist in Residence"
Daily Press, April 2011
Virgina Gazette, Announcement
Spring 2011 Botanical Art Workshop
The Elizabethan Gardens
The third annual spring "Botanical Art Workshop" just ended where nine wonderful artists met and painted specimens from the garden.
The workshop began with an "inspirational" presentation to introduce the variety of styles, flora and techniques found in botanical painting.
Then everyone went into the garden to make their selections - many found potted specimens from the green house ranging from irises, a unique geranium, colorful hostas, ferns and the "Dream sickle" honey suckle discovered as a new species known only to be growing in The Elizabethan Gardens.
This was such a memorable experience and I so enjoyed spending these last three days with everyone!
Thank you --- Judy, Paula, Joan, Margarette, Kathy, Anne, Catherine, Alice and Susan for such a wonderful time!
Happy Painting, Linda
"History of Botanical Art -an Artist's Perspective"
Colonial Triangle Unit of Virgina,
National Herb Society of America
National Herb Society of America
Today I gave a visual presentation of botanical art from the earliest surviving pages to today's contemporary artists. I so enjoyed my time today and I hope each of you did too! I am an artist who loves sharing how art and nature are a team .... yesterday and today! Thank you again for a wonderful afternoon, Linda
"Through the Eye of the Naturalist" Exhibition
Williamsburg Regional Library, Scotland Location
Virginia Master Naturalists Historic Rivers Chapter
"History of Botanical Art" and our Colonial Artists, Explorers and Plantsmen with local Botanical Artist Linda Miller
Carrot Tree Restaurant
Cole Digges House
411 Main Street * Yorktown, Virginia
March 16, 2011
BTW Our favorite Yorktown restaurant!
BTW Our favorite Yorktown restaurant!
I love this photo! It was taken while I was at The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center. The Historic Garden Week peninsula tour was in Hampton this year (April 2011). I and nine other artists set up our easels and painted on "tour". That day several ladies stopped by and asked "where do you teach". I replied, "I don't have a home on the Peninsula as yet" and Jim stepped in and said we would love to have you here.
Do what you love (and know it may change along the way - for many reasons that may stop you in your tracks, relieve you, place you with people who help without getting in the way) ~ a journey, a life - to make art forever!
LCM 2011
September 2010 was a busy month!
Art in the Garden
Children's Drawing Workshop
The Williamsburg Botanical Garden
September, 2010
Virginia Master Naturalists
The Williamsburg Farmer's Market
September, 2010
2010 5 x 7 Art on the QT
This Century Art Gallery
Donation ~ Spoken for!
Botanical Art Watercolor Workshop
The Elizabethan Gardens
September 20 -22, 2010
Monarch Tagging Event
The Williamsburg Botanical Garden
September 25, 2010
Photo by J. Pritchard
2009 CDR Donation
After the Bloom
Original watercolor
"Botanical Discoveries" featured sixteen original works by Linda C. Miller, March-April 2009.
This is a photo from my first solo exhibition. I finished my first botanical in December of 2007 (just left of my Ornamental Pomegranate). In June, I met with Patrick Golden to "sign up" for a spring exhibition. Looking back this is one of my proudest accomplishments. I am now stepping into my fifth year of painting botanicals. I still love every one of these works. I just wished that I did not use Sap Green, for it was just so perky. Since then, I have added washes of Permanent Rose over several of these works. This is an example of following your heart and not asking for permission - as Nike has said - Just do it! with all your heart (my add to).
Linda with Lara Call Gastinger (April 2008 photo)
The William Cox Inn
Standardsville, Virginia, just outside of Charlottsville
I took a wonderful course with Lara this past April and October. I and nine other artists enjoyed two delightful weekends of painting and divine cuisine by our hosts, Janet and Tom Call, owners of the beautiful inn. There is something very special about Lara. I so enjoyed being in her space. I highly recommend taking a workshop with Lara.
Sissy Allen, Assistant Director of Development
2011 Silent Auction Donation
Annual CDR Bid n Buy Benefit
Spoken for!
Annual CDR Bid n Buy Benefit
Spoken for!
4H Camp, Summer 2010
Observing Nature Art Workshop
Instructor Linda Miller
Assisted by Virginia Master Naturalist Volunteers
A Virginia Master Naturalist Historic Rivers Chapter Project
Dear Linda,
The pictures on your website are great. What a nice way to tell each other and the public all you are doing!! Thank you for teaching a class for York/Richmond 4-H Camp. It was a wonderful week because of volunteers like you.
Cheryl Kincaid
York County 4-H Camp Technician
Virginia Cooperative Extension- York County Office
Virginia Master Naturalists, Historic Rivers Chapter
Cohort IV Graduation
March 2010
This is the group that Jeff (my husband) and I graduated with. This best Cohort ever!
Williamsburg Botanical Garden
Free Childrens Art Workshop May 2010
Instructor, Linda C. Miller
Virginia Master Naturalist Project
Silent Auction Donation, May 2010
The Williamsburg Botanical Garden
"Vines and Wine" Gala
"Vines and Wine" Gala
Art in the Park Workshop
Instructor, Linda C. Miller
Waller Mill Park
Spring 2010
Botanical Art and Illustration Workshop
Instructor, Linda C. Miller
The Elizabethan Gardens
April 2010
Linda C. Miller Art Demonstration, April 2010
The Gallery at York Hall
Article featured in The Virginia Gazette
The Gallery at York Hall
Article featured in The Virginia Gazette
Virginia Master Naturalists
Historic Rivers Chapter Meeting
Sketching Nature Workshop, April 2010
Sissy Allen, Child Development Resources Assistant Director of Development
2010 Bid n Buy Auction Donation
Original Watercolor Painting
Helleborus viridis, from O. Bruefel’s, Herbarum Viva Eicones, 1530-1536
Taking inspiration from this year's theme, here is a mural panel that I painted on banner paper for the 2010 CDR Bid n Buy auction to place behind a window frame to greet the guests on that special day!
Linda C. Miller, Opening Reception
"Nature Illustrated" Exhibition
Invitational of J. Kirbey's Students
Invitational of J. Kirbey's Students
The Williamsburg Regional Library
March ~ April, 2010
Here is a picture of my studio. This is where it all happens! (2009)
Linda C. Miller
"Botanical Discoveries" Exhibit
Williamsburg Regional Library, March-April 2009
During Historic Garden Week, Linda and three dear friends (two from New Jersey) stopped by the gallery to see her first solo exhibit, featuring sixteen original works.
This is Linda posing for Pattie.
Linda with Nora Lamb of Walls Alive, a local framing and interior decorating firm in Williamsburg, getting ready for the "Botanical Discoveries" exhibit.
2011 Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition
Here are the artists from Williamsburg!
2011 September Workshop
Two weeks ago, I held my seventh Botanical Watercolor Workshop at The Elizabethan Gardens in the Outer Banks.
The workshop started with an inspiration presentation and then we were off to the garden. Everyone found their treasures from their wonderful nursery or on the trail.
The subjects were so varied -- wonderful examples of the garden’s flora both cultivated and native – some were fragile, some were hairy, and one was quite ominous with prickly spikes.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 10 AM TO NOON
“Art in the Garden” Children's Workshop at the York County Master Gardeners' Learning Garden
With the help of a local elementary art teacher and a wonderful write up by Home and Garden Daily Press writer, Kathy VanMullekom, we had twelve young artists join us for a morning of exploration as we all learned more about the garden’s native trees, shrubs and plants - step by step - each showcasing their flowers, fruits and foliage. We had had rain, so our fungi friends also made an appearance. As you can see from the photo, everyone had a great time. Again, I want to thank everyone and especially the artists and their parents and the outstanding team of Master Gardeners who helped make this all possible.
October 22 – December 4, 2011
The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
ART i choke, Third Place Watercolor
