Willis Miller

Artwork submitted for bid 
at our September 5, 2010 auction:

"Fall Is Everywhere"
16"x20", oil
Gallery Price: $1,200

Willis Miller was reared in Oklahoma City and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Forestry.   He and his wife Betty now reside in Fayetteville, AR.

At the age of 40 he was led to begin painting.  His first teacher, Janice Clark, was very instrumental in guiding him into the world of art.  Although he did not know her at the time, she observed some of his work in a frame shop.  She told the storeowner, “If he does not think he knows it all, I would like to teach him.”  From that point on she began instructing him without charge.  Around that time Janice was featured in a book entitled, “A Fine Age – CREATIVIY AS A KEY TO SUCCESSFUL AGING.”  Others whose artistic guidance he is thankful for are Jeff Legg, Todd Williams, Irving Shapiro, Margaret Ellerman, Stephan Kramar and Douglas Walton.

Willis is an Associate Member of Oil Painters of America, a Signature Member of Artists of NW Arkansas, a Signature Member of Mid-southern Watercolorists, a member of the Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks, American Impressionist Society, Inc., and Artist Fellowship.

Willis says, “I feel so blessed to have been an artist for over 30 years.  Early in my training I was told to paint shapes and not things, and that is true to a point.  Artists are also taught to paint warm against cool, dark against light, rough against smooth and so many, many other things concerning principles and elements of design.  With so many thoughts and tools, I feel driven to express different things in different ways.  Therefore, for me, my work must be to create with feeling and thought rather than developing style.  Our God is an awesome Creator.  To express joy in His gift is enough.”

Website: www.willismillerart.com

 

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