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MAXWELL G. MILLER

Oil Painters of America - First Place!

8/29/2023

Big News! After entering my first show as a new member of the Oil Painters of America, my painting "The Tale of The Curious Oysters" won first place in the 2023 Online Summer Showcase!

You can see the winners and full online showcase here: www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/opa-online-showcase/

Congrats to all of the winners and thank you Oil Painters of America!

Happy National Dog Day!

8/27/2023

Happy national dog day! I've painted this beautiful puppy a couple of times throughout the years, once in 2019 and another much better one earlier this year. I've definitely made a lot of progress between the two, but Olive is still as cute as ever!

Almenara Art Prize Portrait Finalist!

8/21/2023

So pleased to announce that my self-portrait, “The Journeyman”, has been selected as one of ten portrait finalists in the Almenara Art Prize 2023 and was invited to exhibit in Córdoba, Spain!

Almenara received more than 2,500 entries from 63 countries around the world. I’m so honored to have been selected as a portrait finalist!

Congratulations to all the accepted artists! You can view the online exhibition now at thealmenaracollection.com.
Thank you to the The Almenara Collection for including my work in this stunning exhibition!

Recent Exhibitions and Awards

8/18/2023

A few of my artworks have done well in some recent gallery shows!

Galleries often have unique themes for their exhibitions that turn out to be a good fit for one of my works. This time, it was Blue Koi Galleries “Mystical Wonders” show! I chose to enter “The Dryad’s Spirit In Sunder”, a drawing from my time at ÀNI Waichulis back in 2021. A depiction of a tree spirit from Greek and Celtic mythology, this piece won FIRST PLACE in the exhibition! Thank you to Blue Koi Gallery for the opportunity to exhibit and for this generous prize.

Some other recent wins include:
• “Portrait of Olive” won a Bronze Award in Camelback Gallery’s “All Animals” exhibition
• “The Tale of the Curious Oysters” received an Honorable Mention in Ten Moir Gallery’s “Sea Inspirations” exhibition
• “Spellbound” received and Honorable Mention in Teravarna Gallery’s 6th Figurative exhibition

Thank you to Camelback, Ten Moir, and Teravarna for the recognition! It’s always a pleasure to participate in these gallery shows.

Teravarna Talent Prize!

7/24/2023

Thank you Teravarna for the "Talent Prize Award" for my painting The Journeyman in the 7th portrait competition! Congratulations to the other winners and especially Ani apprentice Raheim Webster for his award as well. I know you've all been seeing a lot of this painting but I have a big one in the works that I'll be showing off soon!

Interview and Q&A with the Still Life Oil Painting Network

7/20/2023

Thank you to the Still Life Oil Painting Network for hosting an enjoyable Interview and Q&A session this week! It was a great time.

Mid-Year Awards Recap

7/16/2023

Congratulations to all of the ÀNI Art Academies award winners so far this year! A special shout out to my fellow Dominicana artists Fraelo, Luz Sahira, Karla, Kelvin and Patricia!

Video Production - Work In Progress!

7/11/2023

Have you seen the recent timelapse videos of my work in progress? Rachel has been filming, editing, and collecting an absolutely ridiculous amount of footage, so let us know if you'd like to see more! We've got some exciting video ideas as this painting comes together. Stay tuned!

You can find the timelapse videos on my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/maxwellfineart/

New Publications!

7/11/2023

Keep an eye on the newsstands this fall! I'm excited to have two artworks to be published in the upcoming issues of PleinAir and Artists Network magazines. “The Tale of the Curious Oysters” has been selected as the Second Place Overall winner of the May PleinAir Salon, and "The Eternal Garden" won an Honorable Mention in the Strokes of Genius 15: The Best of Drawing.

The PleinAir magazine releases on August 1st, and Best of Drawing is set to hit newsstands in November. Pretty cool! Thank you to PleinAir Magazine and Artists Network for the opportunity!

Silver Award - Camelback Gallery

6/21/2023

Another really cool exhibition from Camelback Gallery! I always love a good open theme. So many interesting artworks submitted to this one. I'm really pleased to have received a Silver award in this show. Check it out here!: https://www.camelbackgallery.com/opentheme23exhibition