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

From Small to Big Substrates

7/10/2019

It can be a challenge to enlarge a favorite small format image onto a bigger substrate.
Here the 8x8" canvas had some texture from crafted acrylic tissue paper
collage pieces. I was able to skim paint across those hills and valleys and
leave a nice abstract image with ease. The larger 30x30 canvas had virtually no
texture like that so I'm using a palette knife and loose strokes to create some visual
texture. I think it's working.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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"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.

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"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.

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Abstract Experimentation

6/13/2018

Just a cell phone pic to share my latest abstract studies....possibly finished works. We'll see.
These are acrylic and pencils on watercolor paper. These excite me and I hope this
translates over to the viewer!

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"Ash Creek #4" Contemporary Abstracted Waterscape Painting

4/25/2018

"Ash Creek #4" by Melody Cleary. 12w x 16h x 1.5d mixed media on canvas.

$250 plus shipping

Go to my Contact page to email me with questions..

This piece has 2 pieces of collaged paper underneath the painting lending more abstract
quality to the image.

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