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During the process, I sometimes use a mat to find more pleasing compositions within the larger work. These three are examples from today's session.
MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE, AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS
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I haven't posted since October due to neck/arm issues again....and well, the holidays when I get little art accomplished. November began with me joining artist Nancy Hillis' Studio Journey online workshop to help keep my hand in in a small way. It's all about ABSTRACTS!! Each month we are given her 'bundle' or talks, demos, and study exercises focusing on working loose and unplanned....intuitively. And making your own unique marks....love the mark making. Good for me that one can go at their own pace. Here are some examples of my experimentation. So bear with me while I continue pacing myself and experimenting. Comments on my studies above are welcome.
MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS  Continuing from my last post, this is how this painting has progressed so far. I set it in our
open garage to get the outdoor light. It's pretty obvious that it's a painting meant to resemble water. If you enjoy it and wish to inquire about it, please contact me at the Contact page. I love to hear any comments. MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, WATERSCAPE, NATURE PAINTINGS
I really liked the version on the left, at this stage, but didn't know how I wanted to proceed. So, facing the fear of 'wrecking it', I decided to take it in a new direction and added some burnt umber dark areas. I have two works on paper that helped encourage this step and gave me an idea of what my goal is. The colors, so far, still work together. Below is the work on paper, still perhaps, unfinished.  MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, WATERSCAPE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS 12 x 12 x .75 inch acrylic on cradled panel, no frame. Can hang frameless. $275 Prints available, too. Click on the image. MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY WATER SCAPE PAINTINGS  You can see that I eliminated large black areas since my last post of this piece. However, I left random
black marks to retain the abstracted quality and also to help the eyes move around. At the top, there's now a calm place for the eyes to rest. Definitely is more light and airy now. I have completed a companion piece, both 30x30 on canvas. I have submitted these images to a designer for her client's consideration. MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS AND PRINTS  Winter Begins #3 © Melody Cleary 2017 A larger mixed media inspired by a previous piece posted earlier. 11 x 15 on watercolor paper.
$150 Email me with inquiries. Prints available. Go to my PRINTS page. MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS  Autumn Water Garden © Melody Cleary 2016 $1300
Two 20 x 20 x 1.5" cradled wood panels; acrylic. Sides are unpainted wood, at present, but can be painted if a buyer requests it. Please go to my Contact page here to email me. MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS  'Green Blue Pond' triptych © Melody Cleary SOLD to the Isabella Court affordable living project in Vancouver, WA.
16 x 36 (three 12x16 canvases) MELODY CLEARY - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, NATURE AND ABSTRACT PAINTINGS 
"Last Glimpse" #1 and #2. Click below for the site where I sell prints. The originals are available, too. This pic has some glare on them....the pic below is more representative of the original. |
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