Another painting that found a new/old home in Meckenbeuren, Germany, is this one here that has been inspired by an amazing day in Portmarnock with view of Howth, Ireland. Yes, I miss that place.
Lost in translation…
Rock on
So I finally started painting again. Meanwhile, this old work which is still one of my favorites is gracing the white wall of a dear friends place near Munich. It is fun not only to see old friends but also old artworks again that I had totally forgotten about.
Moving up
This little frog got a new home in Reykjavik. It’s one of the works from last summer….
Feathers and such
It has been a while since the last post. It’s the beginning of a new year and I have started painting again after a longer break.
Meanwhile a few of my paintings have moved to new locations.
This one made it all the way to Guangzhou in southern China.
And these two found a new home in Darmstadt, Germany ^^
Something old again
Exhibition is still in full swing and photos will follow soon. But meanwhile I received a photo of this painting which I had almost forgotten about.
Painted it a long time ago as a present from a friend to her fiance. Meanwhile the sleepy leopard has made it all the way to HAWAII and is keeping them happy. Seems like he got a good home there as he is still sleeping ^^
Exhibition in Reykjavík
Yes, all the works I’ve been painting in June like a mad woman I just put up at this small gallery space in downtown Reykjavik.
The exhibition is titled “What animal are you?”
So if you are around and feel like dropping by you are more than welcome.
The paintings will be on display at Kingdom Withing Tattoo Studio and Gallery, Skólavörðustígur 24, 101 Reykjavík from September 1st to September 23.
Opening times are Mo – Fr, 10 – 5pm.
See you there!
Findings in Ireland
I went to Ireland for the summer and it was nice to see some of my old paintings again. I gave these two as presents to dear friends of mine a couple of years ago.
Anonymity
The Inner Child. I also did the drawing on the right. Daughter and dog of the family.
Desert Fox II
And dester fox number 2. I thought they look really cute…
And this has nothing to do with this, but I am just reading Flaubert and came across this quote that I liked:
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. – Gustave Flaubert
Desert Fox I
My first desert fox. I discovered them when a colleague asked “What kind of animal do you look like?” and she said that she would be a desert fox.
Time for another siesta…
I posted a picture of this painting the first time a couple of months ago when it was still a work in progress. So here finally the finished version of it.
And regarding the title… Maybe I just like taking naps so much ^^ (see here for Siesta I & Siesta II)
Time for new stuff
After I felt like uploading a bunch of photos I took here and there the other day, I thought it is about time to put some of the things up I’ve been painting in Reykjavik in June like crazy.
Say hello to Mr. Squirrel.
And more of the old things…
Yes, this is apparently what you get when you go on holiday at home. Nostalgia.
Discovered this again at a friend’s place. Together with Nicole, a very good friend of mine, we I painted this one for our friend’s birthday as a last minute present ^^. Inspiration was her cat Heidi.
Old discoveries
I was home on a family visit recently and discovered some of my older works once again. These two are still among my favourites.
Where Elves And Puffins Play Hide And Seek
Did you know that there are loads of elves out there in Iceland? I went to discover them in the fjord of Borgarfjörður eystri.
Mole the World II
Forgot to post this one. The second mole for Mole the World Project, which you can find also in their gallery. Plus many more moles. You can also send them your own moles ^^
Mole the world
I’ve been busy painting the last couple of weeks and I managed to finish 12 paintings in somewhat record time before heading south for the summer.
Two of the works are dedicated to the in my opinion brilliant Mole the World Art Project.
So here my contribution to mole Reykjavik.
More work in progress…
I’ve been busy painting like crazy the last few weeks. So far there are 8 new paintings, but only 4 of them finished and still a few to go before I take off for the summer.
There’ll be an exhibition opening on September 1st in Reykjavík with hopefully all of my finished paintings ^^ Below is one of the works (that I finished in the meantime) in progress…
What do you think?
Something old and something new
I realized only now that I had a bunch of pictures of older drawings and paintings that I never put online. So I just made an update to the artwork pages.
I’m trying my water colour skills at the moment and some pictures of the latest works that have been inspired by Iceland should be up soon.
Meanwhile you can read here what I have been up to with the Grapevine and on a glacier in Iceland.
Melanie Franz 