Brad Millar

a photograph from 1950. This black and white photo shows Brad’s sister Myra at the farmhouse in Vernon, Ontario; Myra is standing in the driveway on the lower right side of the photo with a jeep and barns in the distance behind her.

1950 Vernon farmhouse with Myra, photograph

This drawing includes a portrait of Brad, a rat, a dog, colourful snakes, and a smiling sun surrounding a barn house with shades of pink, blue, yellow, black ink on its roof, each annotated with text.

The Barn, pen and markers on paper

I was born in Winchester, Ontario but grew up in Vernon, Ontario, where I planted trees and flowers with a group called “Friends of Trees” when I was16 years old. I am Scottish and part German and love to travel to places like Kamloops, Victoria B.C., Vancouver, Colorado and Texas. I began travelling at 15 years old with my parents Betty and James. I have one sister and three brothers. I have a very big family that I love.

Brad's mom Betty and brother Jimmy at Jimmy's motorhome. Betty against a wall in blocks of orange, green, blue, white, and yellow. Below her, Jimmy smiles from the window of the motorhome. A red bird, a tree, and clouds embraces the drawing.

Betty at Jim’s home, pen and markers on paper

 
 
Christmas celebration at Brad's farmhouse with his mother Betty. The house is coloured pink, purple, red, and orange. Brad and Betty smiles, visible from the side of the house.

Christmas with Brad and Betty at the farmhouse, pen and markers on paper

 
Brad and his friend Linda driving in Vernon. The two sit in a blue convertible Corvette with red doors. Their names annotated above their heads. On the left of the page, a pen drawing of Brad directing the traffic.

Brad Directing Traffic, pen and markers on paper

Linda and I were driving in a corvette convertable with the roof down, when suddenly the car broke down at the traffic light and I had to become the traffic director, because nobody arrived to help on time!

I am interested in pottery, portraits of people, self-portraits, drawing and painting scenic landscapes and nature. I love art because it helps me identify myself and tell my different stories.

A lot of my inspirations come from Vernon Ontario, environments and the people in my life such as friends, family, and community members. I work by cutting grass and shovelling snow. 

Brad is smiling in this picture, wearing a light pink shirt and dark pants. He sits on a John Deere lawn mower. Behind him, his equipments in a small trailer on green grass.

A photograph of Brad at work with lawn mower

Brad holding an image of his drawing. The drawing depicts him on the John Deere lawnmower, on green grass beneath colourful clouds, a red bird, and a smiling sun. "Brad Millar is Ridding a Lawn Moore in the SUN, bird" is written on the top left.

Brad Working in The Summer, a photograph of Brad holding his self-portrait, titled Brad Mowing the Lawn

 
 

I love to explore nature in my art and to share my different adventures and stories. I like to draw animals, birds, barns, flowers, trees because it feels good to do it. I like to learn about trees and flowers and how to draw plants and trees or barns. I like to draw pictures of special places, memories, churches and people.

 
 
Brad is riding a horse and is holding the horse reins while smiling. The horse is also smiling, and has brown fur, grey front legs, and red back legs with a red tail.

Brad on a Horse, pen and marker on paper

In this self portrait drawing shows Brad with his name written above him. Brad is wearing red and is drawn with red arms and a big red smile. Brad has short black hair with two ears showing in this self portrait.

Brad’s Self Portrait, coloured markers on paper

 
This image is a drawing on canvas that shows three colourful flowers with a red and yellow butterfly in the top right corner and a bee entering the left flower on the leftside of the drawing. The text reads “Brad Millar 2018” in the right top corner

Flowers and Bees In The Summer For Melanie, pencil and coloured markers on canvas, 2018

On the left of the page, a tree with blue trunk, green foliage, and fruits. Annotated "APPLES tree." Beside it, three rows of fruits, the top and bottom rows have four apples each, annotated "Apples", the middle row has three pears annotated "Pairs."

Magic Apples and Pears in the Fall, pen and crayons on paper

a rabbit with green ears, red eyes, red limbs, and yellow torso stands beside a colourful tree. The tree's trunk is in blocks of brown, orange, yellow, green, and blue. Next to tree, a smiling bee with purple wings flies above a red flower.

Rabbit And The Bee With The Rainbow Tree and Poppy, markers on paper

 
 
The image is filled with animals. In clockwise order from the top left corner: a rainbow, a bald eagle, a bluejay, a turkey, and a pink flamingo. each annotated with text

Rainbow Animal Party, markers on paper

 

A bald-headed eagle against a blue sky-coloured backdrop. Beneath the bird, a yellow flower. The bird has red beak, black wings, white torso, and tall brown legs. it is facing the ground.

The Bald-Headed Eagle And The Flower, markers on paper

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