Melody Cleary Oregon Artist blog - Landscape and Abstract Paintings - Melody Cleary Fine Art

Activating the surface

1/10/2019

I activate the surface before I ever start painting. It's a great way to loosen up and
destroy the fear of a blank substrate. Also, by veiling with glazed colors, some
of these marks remain creating interest. Love this process.

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"Wintry Mix" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting

12/27/2018

contemporary abstract landscape painting

"Wintry Mix" © Melody Cleary 2018

Working on this painting I began with the warmish colors of fall and then later the
addition of the blue and bluish white conjured a feeling of winter frost and ice. Thus, a wintry mix.

22 x 15 inches, acrylic mixed media on 140# smooth watercolor paper.

$300 unframed.

Contact me at the Contact page.

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"October Whim" Contemporary Abstract Landscape

10/25/2018

"October Whim". © Melody Cleary 2018

See my previous post to see the beginning process of this one.

12 x 12 cradled wood panel, acrylic and mixed media.

Available. Contact me via the Contact page.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS

Marks and Intuitive Exploration

10/11/2018

Here's a 12 x 12 cradled wood panel on the easel today.
The many marks are what feed my intuition and generate visual excitement for me.
What comes next? Sometimes I don't know but it will happen.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, ABSTRACT AND NATURE ARTIST

Fall Influence

9/28/2018

It's the Fall season.....how can the colors not speak to an artist!

I'm back to painting after having to take time off after a fall and readjusting my
life to being non ambulatory. No surprise as I've been affected with Charcot Marie Tooth disease
for about my whole life.....a slow progressive peripheral nerve disease. I wore braces for almost 30
years, with crutches, and a scooter outdoors, then indoors.....now just the scooter gets me around.
Just another change for me and I couldn't do it without my devoted husband's help.....
and he just retired a year ago. 35 years of marriage we celebrate this November!!
'Tis the season to be grateful!

"Early Fall". 12 x 12 inch cradled panel. Acrylic and mixed media.

Contact me if you're interested in this one.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS

2018 Beaverton Arts Mix! show and sale

9/14/2018

Three of my pieces have been juried into this show to be held Oct 4-7, 2018 at the
Beaverton Library, library hours.
There will also be a bin of 10 of my original unframed works. Please stop in if you're in the area.

SHOW LINK

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"Park Walk" series available in Print

8/3/2018

Park Walk 1, 2, and 3 are available as fine art prints on many surfaces for your home
decor or interior design needs. Visit my Fine Art America page or see them
at their interior designers site called DesignerPrints.com.
Designers receive volume discounts.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS

On the Easel

7/10/2018

Cerulean blue color mixing experimentation as a foundation for a 12 x 12 wood panel. Beneath that
is a green gold mixture.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT, LANDSCAPE AND NATURE PAINTINGS

"Ash Creek" Contemporary Abstracted Waterscape Painting

7/7/2018

"Ash Creek" © Melody Cleary 2018
Appx 16 x 20 inches with a 1/2" white paper border, deckled edges.

SOLD

Available in print....visit the Prints page.

I have posted sections of this before and present it here in it's entirety which is up for sale.
I was experimenting with a new gray called Victoria Gray and love these results.
An zen experience working intuitively and letting it evolve.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS

"Flowing Under" contemporary Abstract Expressionism Prints

7/2/2018

a Just listed at Fine Art America as fine art print. Visit the series in the abstract gallery there.

The original painting is SOLD.

MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT, LANDSCAPE AND NATURE PAINTINGS