A new place for Bambi

On April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, IcelandLeave a comment

It’s all about old paintings that found a new home this week. This one is adding a splash of colour to a friends apartment in Reykjavik. And he was so nice to take a more that professional picture of it when I asked him for a random shot. I think I will ask him to photograph my new paintings once they are finished. He definitely did a good job and knows what he is doing.

As he wrote me: “I used a 50mm fixed lens, with shadowless ring light, 7 exposure bracket with deep zoom detail and color accuracy to photograph your print.”

Takk fyrir!

Lost in translation…

On April 4, 2014February 17, 2019 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2007 - 2009Leave a comment

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.

Rock on

On April 4, 2014 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2007 - 2009Leave a comment

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

On February 21, 2013April 4, 2014 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, IcelandLeave a comment

This little frog got a new home in Reykjavik. It’s one of the works from last summer….

Feathers and such

On February 17, 2013April 4, 2014 By MelIn ArtLeave a comment

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

On September 20, 2012April 4, 2014 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2007 - 20091 Comment

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

On August 31, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, Exhibition, Iceland1 Comment

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

On August 29, 2012February 17, 2019 By MelIn Art, Artworks 20103 Comments

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

On August 28, 2012August 29, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, Iceland2 Comments

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

On August 13, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, IcelandLeave a comment

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.

And I’m getting wings (again)…

On August 9, 2012August 12, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, IcelandLeave a comment

Seems like I like similar titles or maybe I just lack imagination for better names (see here Wings I & Wings II) . But here is another follow up painting in the same style as Siesta III. The two kind of complement each other on the wall. It was never intended but somehow just happened.

Old discoveries

On July 16, 2012August 10, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2007 - 2009Leave a comment

I was home on a family visit recently and discovered some of my older works once again. These two are still among my favourites.

Mole the World II

On July 6, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, Exhibition, IcelandLeave a comment

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

On June 25, 2012June 25, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, ExhibitionLeave a comment

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…

On June 5, 2012June 5, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, Exhibition1 Comment

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?

Work in progress…

On May 14, 2012June 5, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2012, IcelandLeave a comment

Something old and something new

On April 25, 2012June 5, 2012 By MelIn Art, IcelandLeave a comment

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.

French Aurora or something like that

On February 8, 2012April 25, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2011, Iceland2 Comments

… alternative title: La French Smoker ^^

Thought it is time to add some of the works I created during the Christmas holidays. Thanks for being an inspiration Mr. M 😉

Feeling Blue

On December 23, 2011March 9, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2011, IcelandLeave a comment

Literally. Finished this one yesterday. Had a batch of blue colour on my forehead which I only noticed afterwards while trying to get paint off my hands. No idea how it got there…

Anyway, this one was inspired by a paper graffiti in Reykjavík. I don’t know if it still exists as it was already half destroyed when I left the island in October.

Something new

On December 23, 2011March 9, 2012 By MelIn Art, Artworks 2011, Iceland1 Comment

As promised, I’ve been busy painting these last couple of days and I finished a couple of works I started already in October. So far, all of them are inspired by Iceland and I also attempted my first self-portrait. Or alternative title: Rainbows and unicorns ^^