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Night Tacos

16″ x 20″ acrylic on canvas I’m not certain what the name of this will be or if it’s really finished. But I’m close on both. It is more than a taco stand and it is set at night.

Bluegrass

16″ x 20″ Acrylic on Canvas See this painting at Doshi House, which is down the street from the Project Row Houses in Houston. Details to follow. This is a Bluegrass band I saw at a concert in Bellville, Texas.

New Illustration

Here’s a vector illustration I created for a client recently. This illustrates an ergonomically correct position in front of a computer. The model is Melissa Bales.

Hey Cupcake!

Hey Cupcake

© 2011 Melinda Patrick HEY CUPCAKE – acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 40″ Contemporary realism, cityscape

This Silver Stream trailer is planted on South Congress in Austin, Texas and has been dishing out cupcakes for quite awhile. Did it start the cupcake craze? I don’t know.

I really don’t like to include [...]

Lunch at the Bridgeway Cafe

Lunch at the Bayside Cafe

© 2010 Melinda Patrick Lunch at the Bridgeway Cafe – acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 24″ Contemporary realism, landscape, cityscape

My new most favorite painting just finished today. I hesitate to say where this scene occurred because it could be most anyplace near a bridge. But I will say it’s Sausalito. Very [...]

Before the Fog

Before the Fog

© 2010 Melinda Patrick Before the Fog – acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 40″ Contemporary realism, cityscape, San Francisco Bay

I never visited this place when I lived in San Francisco but was taken there by a friend. It’s a park along the water’s edge of San Francisco Bay. It looks like [...]

The Wait

© 2010 Melinda PatrickThe Wait – linocut, 10″ x 8″Contemporary realism, block print, figurative

Block print from 1976. I did a few back then along with some serigraphs. One serigraph was 18 color and I hate to say that I don’t have a one of them.

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Waiting for Stevie Ray

© 2010 Melinda PatrickWaiting for Stevie Ray – acrylic on canvas, 48″ x 36″Contemporary realism, cityscape, TexanaAvailable through Gallery on 5th in Austin, TX

All 4 Austin paintings can be seen and purchased at Art on 5th Gallery, 1501 West 5th Street in Austin. This is the original Continental Club where Texas guitar legend [...]

Detail of new painting

© 2010 Melinda PatrickEat at Jo’s – acrylic on canvas, 40″ x 30″Contemporary realism, cityscape, Texana

Detail of #2 in my Austin, Texas series. I will publish the completed series at the same time but just had to jump the gun and give you a peak at a part of this one.

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Surfer

© 2010 Melinda PatrickSurfer, circa 1967 – oil pastels on carboard, 11.3″ x 16″Contemporary realism, waterscape

While clearing out my mother’s house, I came across this oldie. What a shock! I always wondered what became of it. This was one of the pieces in the portfolio I presented to SFAI for admission.When I got [...]