“Clear Day” 18″ x 24″ acrylic on canvas © 2011 Melinda Patrick
San Francisco. Across the street from the Art Institute on Chestnut. Looking towards the Bay. See more at MelindaPatrick.com. Contact me directly at melindapatrick@gmail.com.
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“The Pier” 18″ x 24″ oil on canvas © 2011 Melinda Patrick I grew up painting with oils. I got my BFA painting in oils. Suddenly acrylics are my media of choice and I’m befuddled by oils. So I’m determined to conquer them again and make them do what I want them to do. This [...] © 2010 Melinda PatrickHotel Galvez – acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 18″Contemporary realism, landscape, tropical The Galvez Hotel in Galveston, TX was built to replace a 19th century hotel that was demolished by a hurricane. This year is the centennial of the opening of the Galvez. This is my perspective place that is a [...] © 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 [...] © 2009 Melinda PatrickBay View – Acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 18″Contemporary realism, landscape, cityscape In San Francisco, 800 Chestnut Street is where you’ll find San Francisco Art Institute. Go inside and walk towards the back and you take a journey from the 1600s to the twentieth century. And you’ll find a concrete plaza [...] © 2009 Melinda PatrickGulf Turquoise – Acrylic on canvas, 12″ x 16″Contemporary realism, landscape Where I’m from, the Gulf waters are muddied from being west of the Mississippi. Recently we traveled to SW Florida and just like I’ve heard, the beaches are white and the water is turquoise. We drove down Hwy 1 all [...] |
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