Gary Millard has included a Gallery below for many of his popular painting subjects. Of all the Galleries below, Plein Air is his most favorite. Painting in the outdoors is inspiring and sometimes refreshing. Naturally illuminated subjects that incorporate the shadows and highlights are equally important in his paintings. Hope you enjoy the selections put in each Gallery.

Plein Air

Click on the image to the left to view a Gallery with Images that Gary Millard painted in Plein Air.
Plein Air is a French expression which means “in the open air” and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, which is also called peinture sur le motif (“painting of the object(s) or what the eye actually sees”) in French. Most Plein Air paintings I do, are completed using Oil Paints.
OK… for those of us that just want to know what Plein Air is (pronounced plane air), it is painting in the open air (meaning in the – rain, snow, summer’s heat, winters bitterest cold, and don’t forget with everyone’s friends, the mosquitoes 🙂 ). Each of these Plein Air Paintings are “normally” completed in one sitting. Some Plein Air paintings are the quick sketch or the idea for a larger piece that would be painted in the studio. From this Plein Air piece the artist can capture the feeling, inspiration and the essence that caught one’s eye in the first place.

Landscapes

Click on the image to the left to view Images of Gary Millard’s Paintings that would be considered landscapes.  These paintings “normally” would be painted in the studio.  There is also more landscapes paintings in the Plein Air Gallery, but those of course, were painted totally in one sitting and in the “open air” – Plein air.

Portraits

Click on the image to the left to view Images of Gary Millard’s Portrait Paintings that were  the labor of love, to create a meaningful likeness.  These paintings were all completed in the studio.  The medium is Oil or Acrylic, in some cases the painting has an acrylic underpainting and then oil paint to finish.

Birds

Click on the image to the left to view Images of Gary Millard’s Paintings that contain Birds.  These paintings were for the most part completed in the studio.  The medium is Oil and Acrylic, in some cases the painting has an acrylic underpainting and then oil paint to finish.

Animals

These are  some of the paintings I have done of animals.   Click on the image to the left to view Images of these the Paintings of Animals that were completed in my studio.

K9 Officers

These are the police officers behind the police officers.   Click on the image to the left to view Images of Gary Millard’s Paintings of  the offices with fur.  These paintings were all completed in the studio.  The medium is mostly Oil, in some cases the painting has an acrylic underpainting and then i used oil paint to finish for the desired look.

Pets

These are the Paintings of some of our special friends, our pets.   Click on the image to the left to view Images of Gary Millard’s Paintings of  family pets.  These paintings were all completed in the studio.  The medium is mostly Oil, in some cases the painting has an acrylic underpainting and then I used oil paint to finish for the desired look.

Unique

These are  some of the paintings I have done that really don’t fit into any normal catagory.   Click on the image to the left to view Images of these Unique Paintings by Gary Millard.  These paintings were all completed in the studio.

Floral

This is a gallery of paintings that have flowers as the main focus.   The paintings in this Gallery show a wide range of subject matter and were completed in either Acrylic or in most cases Oil.