Napa Valley Mustard Celebration
JANUARY - MARCH 2026
Image: Jessel Miller, Napa Valley Mustard Moment, Acrylic | Original & Giclee Prints Available
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2025 FEATURED ARTIST:
JESSEL MILLER
JESSEL MILLER
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Photo Credit: Frank Gutierrez
Shania Twain and I were born in the same town in Northern Ontario, Canada. Watching a special on her life I was moved by the photos of Timmins and the huge snow drifts on the side of the road. It brought back memories of my childhood filled with hours of a life delving deep into my imagination. Winters (with temperatures as low as 50 below 0) were from September to sometimes June so without any devices and distractions a child had to create the world they wanted to live in. My world was an enchanted land of Music, Dance and Art.
There was a stillness in the small town night skies. Almost every evening after dinner I would go outside and lie back in the snow and gaze at the miracle of the Northern Lights. The tranquility transformed and transported me. Like a cosmic comet, I flew into outer space and drifted among imaginary planets. Out there I would look back and view our world and wonder. Wonder how it all worked.
My entrance to Abstract Expressionism (and Jesselism) began in 1984 when I opened the French door of my gallery at 1019 Atlas Peak Road. I had spent most of my artistic life focused on faces and had my first One Person Show of Bay Area Personalities at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I met and painted 25 enormously well-known souls including Maya Angelou, Dianne Feinstein and Herb Caen.
My fascination with faces came from the fact that I was an extremely shy child. I communicated with others by drawing or painting them.
The residue that resonated for me after the Museum show was the fact that I needed to step out of other people's eyes and open up to the rest of what the world had to offer.
The first thing I painted when I moved into my building was a 40"x 60" abstract watercolor called Indian Dreams. It hangs in my bedroom and reminds me daily to Float!
Fast Forward to a full circle moment. My recent show is called "Abstraction from Bright to Light." I believe my greatest strength as an artist is my ability to blend and harmonize color. There is a fine balance when there are no recognizable characteristics on a canvas. I watch as folks walk right through the room of my recent work and move to identifiable content.
Some find the work unfamiliar and need to see something real reflected back at them.
And then there are those who identify, recognize and live in this world with me. What a joy to share this planet with them. Having room to roam and bathe in a blissful kaleidoscope of color harkens me back to that brilliance and wonder of the Northern Lights.
No matter where anyone lands in my gallery, the work I do is a journey that stared 73 years ago in my hidden haven. Every day I wake excited to see what story I can tell and share from my HeART.
There was a stillness in the small town night skies. Almost every evening after dinner I would go outside and lie back in the snow and gaze at the miracle of the Northern Lights. The tranquility transformed and transported me. Like a cosmic comet, I flew into outer space and drifted among imaginary planets. Out there I would look back and view our world and wonder. Wonder how it all worked.
My entrance to Abstract Expressionism (and Jesselism) began in 1984 when I opened the French door of my gallery at 1019 Atlas Peak Road. I had spent most of my artistic life focused on faces and had my first One Person Show of Bay Area Personalities at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I met and painted 25 enormously well-known souls including Maya Angelou, Dianne Feinstein and Herb Caen.
My fascination with faces came from the fact that I was an extremely shy child. I communicated with others by drawing or painting them.
The residue that resonated for me after the Museum show was the fact that I needed to step out of other people's eyes and open up to the rest of what the world had to offer.
The first thing I painted when I moved into my building was a 40"x 60" abstract watercolor called Indian Dreams. It hangs in my bedroom and reminds me daily to Float!
Fast Forward to a full circle moment. My recent show is called "Abstraction from Bright to Light." I believe my greatest strength as an artist is my ability to blend and harmonize color. There is a fine balance when there are no recognizable characteristics on a canvas. I watch as folks walk right through the room of my recent work and move to identifiable content.
Some find the work unfamiliar and need to see something real reflected back at them.
And then there are those who identify, recognize and live in this world with me. What a joy to share this planet with them. Having room to roam and bathe in a blissful kaleidoscope of color harkens me back to that brilliance and wonder of the Northern Lights.
No matter where anyone lands in my gallery, the work I do is a journey that stared 73 years ago in my hidden haven. Every day I wake excited to see what story I can tell and share from my HeART.
Official Poster for the 2025 Napa Valley Mustard Celebration
22" x 17" $95 |
The Napa Valley Mustard Moment original.
The auction winner sent us a photo of the beautiful location it landed in. What an Honor! 
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"Nature holds all the secrets. The vines may be bare, yet the exquisiteness of these bursting bright mustard flowers lights the way to a brilliant season of renewal and regrowth. Let's celebrate Nature's Perfect Balance and Grace.”
