COMMISSIONS

To commission a portrait or purchase a gift certificate, just send me an email.

If you live outside the NYC / Westchester area, I will work from photos.
Here are general photo guidelines:

  • The photo should be fairly close up to the face, so that I can really see your features well.

  • Natural light is best, though not a requirement. Even better is natural light from one side of the face, as if the sun were shining on one side of you, putting the other side in some shadow. This really makes for a more interesting portrait--you'll see that most of my portraits have a light side and a dark. So if you have a window with good light, and have someone take your photo with one side to the light, that's the idea. Sometimes this works best on overcast days, because you get a nice, deep shadow. 

  • I generally do not like to paint from photos with big smiles. I try to make the portraits from photos look as natural as the ones I paint from life, and it’s very hard to hold a natural-looking smile for an entire portrait sitting. Most people are most comfortable just relaxing their faces (which sometimes includes a small smile) while they pose, and that’s ideal for photos, too.

 

Bold, decisive, and dynamic are just some of the adjectives that describe Jessica Miller's work. Vibrant brushwork and vivid color embolden her canvas with a unique expression that captures the essence of her subjects. Whether painting a landscape or portrait, Jessica finds the indelible qualities that invigorate and fortify her work, leaving the viewer captivated by her interpretations of life and nature. Jessica's work seems influenced by the Fauvists of the 20th century yet remains uniquely and formidably an expression of herself and her time.

— Andrew Lattimore

Originally from northern Michigan, Jessica now makes her home in the Hudson River Valley. She is best known for her portraits, recognizable for their expressionist style and vibrant color. Particularly popular are her half-hour portraits, small paintings done in one quick sitting, which effectively capture likeness as well as mood. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Jessica studied at the School of Visual Arts and at the Art Students League in New York, with legendary painter Hananiah Harari, later continuing her studies with acclaimed portrait and landscape artist Andrew Lattimore. Her work is shown regularly in galleries in New York and hangs in private collections throughout the world.

 

CV

Selected Solo Exhibitions and Events

2019      Half-Hour Portraits, And James, Katonah, NY

2018      Half-Hour Portraits, And James, Katonah, NY

2018      Marsh and Sky, Good Choice Gallery, Ossining, NY

2016      Recent Work, Black Cow Gallery, Croton, NY

2015      Jessica Miller Paintings, Triumph Gallery, Princeton, NJ

2015      Half-Hour Portrait Event, Triumph Gallery, Princeton, NJ

2015      Recent Work, Farmhouse Gallery, Middletown, NY

2014      Outside, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2014      Local Landscape, Green Growler, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

2013      Portrait Day: Half-Hour Portrait Commissions, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY

2012      Summer at the Lodge, Kiesendahl + Calhoun Fine Art, Ltd., Woodloch, NY

2011      Near the River, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2011      Half-Hour Portrait Event, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2010      Croton Portraits, Blue Pig, Croton on Hudson, NY

2009      Hudson Landscapes and Portraits, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2008      Portraits and Landscapes, Brook Street Gallery, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022      Art for Climate Action, KinoSaito Art Center, Verplanck, NY

2022      Art Show: Bedford, Bedford, NY

2021      Made for You, Cold Spring, NY

2021      Art Show: Bedford, Bedford, NY

2020      Made for You, Croton, NY

2020      Art Show: Bedford, Bedford, NY

2010-2019           Croton Artisans Show: Half-Hour Portrait Sessions, Croton, NY

2014      Curated Collection, Fifty Artists, Denver, CO

2013      Touched by Design, Peckay-Gerber Gallery, Ossining, NY

2010      Paths to Peace, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2009      Interiors, Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2009      Top to Bottom, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY

2008      The Majestic Hudson, Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill, NY

2008      Local Artists, Brook Street Gallery, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

2006      Green, Pearson Art Gallery, White Plains, NY

2003      Salon Show, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY

2003      Picturing Portraits, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY

 

Publications

2023      Hello Beautiful cover art, The Dial Press

2017      The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques, Search Press

2014      New York State’s Hudson River Estuary Map, Alton Media

 

Residencies and Teaching Experience

2022 Baer Artist Residency, Hofsos, Iceland

2017      Croton Harmon High School Artist Residency, Croton, NY

2017      Plein Air Landscape Workshop, Croton Harmon High School, Croton, NY

2016      Portrait Painting Workshop, Blanco y Blanco Studio, Fort Lauderdale, FL

2016      Portrait Painting Workshop, Croton Harmon High School, Croton, NY