Neuro Detour: on paper

Painting: Underdressed II

2010-06-19T12:11:00.002-04:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.

SOLD

Inquire about limited edition prints.

Come buy Art...up to 70% off TODAY only

2010-06-13T11:18:00.008-04:00

Don't forget to come see me at booth 54 at InLiquid's Annual Art for the Cash Poor, where hundreds of local and regional, emerging and established artists, are selling there wares SUPER CHEAP just for you cheapies (just kidding).

Everything at the festival UNDER $199. And my work starts at $5.00!!!!!

Some of the new works (among 100 + paintings and collages on papaer and canvas) pictured here will make their public premiere today.

Painting: Purple Flowers String Theory (Mother's Day Gift Series) SOLD

2010-04-30T14:18:00.003-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

SOLD
Limited Edition Prints Available Soon

Painting: Yellow Flowers Under Pink Sky (Mother's Day Gift Series)

2010-04-26T16:01:00.006-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $50

Painting: Fuscia Triptych-ish Flowers (Mother's Day Gift Series)

2010-04-25T11:00:00.000-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $50

Painting: Blue Flowers (Mother's Day Gift Series)

2010-04-24T15:55:00.002-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $50

Painting: Bold Purple Flowers (Mother's Day Gift Series)

2010-04-23T12:21:00.006-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $50

Mother's Day Gift Paintings for Sale!

2010-04-22T15:24:00.009-04:00

In honor of my mother, who has been my greatest supporter through my neurological battle and who has asked me again and again to "paint something pretty and uplifting...something people would want to buy and hang in their home," I present to you my newest series:

Mother's Day Gifts, "Bouquets on Paper"

WHY GIVE AN EXPENSIVE BOUQUET OF FLOWERS THAT WILL DIE?

Unless your mother is Mary Stewart's second coming of the scrapbooking diva, that typical passe gift will turn into trash in a week or 2.

SO...WHY give that thoughtless, every bozo with a fifty in his/her wallet over-formaldehyded-flower-bouquet-of-certain-death when you can give your mother a vibrant, original, and inexpensive painting of beautiful and unique flower arrangements that will last forever by an emerging self-taught artist whose work is collected internationally? And, this 34-year-old ex-dancer/choreographer/senior copywriter is living on disability due to rare and incurable neurological disorders that have taken over her life and finances.

It's like giving two gifts at once! Hooray!! Hoorah!!

TAKE ONE AS IT IS OR COMMISSION ONE IN YOUR OWN VISION
As of today, I have completed 7 4"x6" works of great variety in both pallet and style. I'll continue making this dazzling little beauties in this size and larger sizes up until Mother's Day, on May 9, for you last minute-shoppers.

If you like what you see, buy it using the paypal button. If you like what you see, but what something slightly different, something with some extra personal meaning, you can commission a painting from the small yet intimate 4x6 inchers to as large as 22" x 30".

To commision a new Mother's Day painting, contact me by email with your:

contact information
telephone number
skype or aol username
best day/time to reach you
a short description of what you're looking for
desired price limit or rage if applicable

We can get into more detail in our conversation.

To purchase an existing work:

Peruse the forthcoming posts of this growing collection under the tag "Mother's Day Gifts"
Remember to check back often, as I upload new paintings almost daily

Renegade Rent Due/Mother's Day Sale...Tomorrow!

2010-04-03T17:48:00.009-04:00

I'll be waking with the cat's meow and selling my wares tomorrow. Rent's due, and I'm a wee tad short this month.

So come check out some of my NEW WORK, including my....
Mother's Day Series (why buy flowers that die when you can buy mom an original painting of flowers that lasts forever?!?), drawings, and collages yet to be posted on this site.

THE FACTS...and nothing but the facts...kind of
(NOTE: That stuff to the right is not my artwork, but if you want it to be, I can copy that and we can call it art and split the difference :) )

What:
Mel's Renegade Rent Due/Mother's Day Art & Tchotchkes Sale

When:
Sunday, April 4 10AM(ish) - ? (if I'm not there, kindly just go to The Drake @ 1512 Spruce, and ask the front desk person to give me a wake up call - they'll do it, they've done it before.)

Where:
Outside with the other goofy-indie-flea-marketers @ the corner of 16th and Spruce in Center City (near Monk's Cafe - go there and get sloshed first on those hefty Belgian ales; drunk people are better spenders)

Why:
Because I need money AND I love my mother AND/OR you want an original Melanie, you love your mother, you're an art collector but you're cheap, you want to play find the gimp girl, or you want to see what kind of tchotchkes I have.

I'm in a Group Show!....Opening art party tonight. Come!

2010-04-01T17:01:00.003-04:00

Yay, I'm in a group show (which I totally forgot about...neuro moment) "Arts @ The Garage", and it opens tonight. Read on for the details. See you there.

THE OPENING NIGHT ART PARTY SPECS...

Start Time: Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 8:00pm

End Time: Friday, April 2, 2010 at 12:00am (Art will be on view for until end of April)

Location: Arts @ The Garage

Street: 443 Shurs Lane

City/Town: Manayunk, PA

VIEW MAP

FROM THE CURATOR

This event just keep growing and growing! April 1st will feature sculpture, paintings, and photography-if it stays warm out, maybe the outdoor seating will be even be open :-)

Arts @ The Garage is a First Thursday event aimed at showcasing emerging artists from the Philadelphia area in a laid back, easy going setting.

There will be music by DJ Double Dutch & DJ Alex [not sure if these links are actually theirs'] and drink and dinner specials as well as amazing California style pizzas by the fabulous Jon-Paul (aka Pope) ;-)

See you there!

Painting: Bent, Banded, Blue

2010-03-23T15:17:00.007-04:00

Size: 101/4" x 141/8"
Medium: Pen and Ink and Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.

Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $150

*If ordering outside of US, please contact me for shipping costs.

About This Work:
This self-portrait represents a bent and broken body and mind, a medically disabled woman floating through a life of treatment, hospitalization, physical deformation, and pain. The green "belt" is the banded feeling (sometimes as extreme as barbed wire-ish) that accompanies my disorder. The contraption from my chest is a central line, or permacath, which is used for part of my treatment. I have had at least 10 of these implant surgeries, and currently I've had the same permacath since November because my jugular and subclavicular veins have collapsed from overuse. I'd be happy to share more about my feelings, catalysts, and impressions of this work with you. Also, I usually paint small. This is a rare painting in this size. Thank you for reading and viewing.

Painting: Gimps and Lovers (Sold)

2010-03-04T14:07:00.009-05:00

Size: 6" x 9"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Pastel, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

About this work:
It's been a long time since I had the energy or motivation to paint. Since July, I've had 3 major flair ups, treated with IV Steroids, hospital stays, new drugs, new tests, new...you get the picture.

This picture references the prejudice of segregation, only in this image it's disability vs ability, or unloved vs loved. And growing out of both places is a single person, hooked to a machine, prodded with needles, and filled with thousands of strangers: the strangers that comprise my treatments of plasmapharesis and IVIg, or the strangers that are just like us, or strangers who straddle both worlds.

Original Sold. Prints available soon.

Collage: Hair Like Flowers

2009-10-11T10:45:00.002-04:00

Size: 4x6
Medium: Watercolor, Rubber Cement, Flowers, Twigs, Paper, Pen 'n Ink, Varnish

SOLD @ POST 10.10.09

Painting: Banded with Get Well Flowers

2009-10-06T13:37:00.005-04:00

Size: 7" x 10"
Medium: Flower Pigment, Watercolor, Varnish on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $80

Painting: Body Part(ed) II

2009-09-12T10:48:00.004-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality

SOLD
This painting was inspired by my occupational therapist, Brian; my disjointed body finding its strength. Strangely enough, he wanted to buy one of my paintings, and he chose this one without knowing that he was the force behind it.

Painting: Root-bound

2009-09-10T11:56:00.004-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Watercolor, Pen & Ink on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Painting: Cheeky

2009-07-02T07:35:00.001-04:00

Size: 9" x 12"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Marker, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.

Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $100
Click image to view larger picture.

Painting: 'Roid Face in Water

2009-06-23T08:05:00.005-04:00

Size: 9" x 12"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.

Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $100
Click image to view larger picture.

Painting & Print: Body Part(ed) I

2009-06-18T10:38:00.010-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.

Original Sold, Prints Available

Limited Edition Prints (signed & numbered) on 8x10 Acid-free Paper: $15

Painting & Print: Monster I Am

2009-06-16T09:43:00.004-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor, Flower Pigment, Varnish on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Original Sold, Prints Available

Limited Edition Prints (signed & numbered) on 8x10 Acid-free Paper: $15

Painting: Days

2009-06-15T09:14:00.004-04:00

Size: 7" x 10"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Click on the image link to see a larger view.

Price: $80

Painting: IV Tree

2009-06-10T08:25:00.005-04:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Click on the image link to see a larger view.

Price: $80

Painting: Banded while Flying

2009-06-05T07:43:00.006-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Flower Pigment, Watercolor, Varnish on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Painting: Delirium with Head Falling

2009-06-03T08:12:00.006-04:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

About This Work:
One of my newer symptoms caused by my Transverse Myelitis (TM) and encephalitis is delirium. It's a terrible, intangible feeling that can best be described like dementia without equilibrium. I've begun to paint in the moment of this symptom. Behind the blur of color is the image of a body falling out of itself into a sea of confusion and fire, a neuropathic sensation that is common in TM. Click on the image link to see a larger view.

Price: $80

Painting: Delirium with Banding

2009-06-02T10:22:00.008-04:00

Size: 6" x 9"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

About This Work:
One of my newer symptoms caused by my Transverse Myelitis (TM) and encephalitis is delirium. It's a terrible, intangible feeling that can best be described like dementia without equilibrium. I've begun to paint in the moment of this symptom. The purple chain is "the TM band," a common symptom of TM. Click on the image link to see the picture with sharper colors closer to the original.

Price: $75

Painting: Fate

2009-05-30T10:16:00.008-04:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

NOTE: Colors are bolder in original. If interested, I'd be happy to email you a jpeg of the original file.

SOLD

Inquire about limited edition prints.

Painting: Memorial Day Day Day

2009-05-26T13:42:00.010-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

About This Work:
Due to the fatigue and side effects of Transverse Myelitis, including myoclonus, I spent most of Memorial Day asleep on my couch, but I found time in between naps to make this painting. The half-shut eye is my eye, as it was, heavy and too weak to open fully, as if itself were in mourning.

Price: $45

Painting: Sitting in Time

2009-05-24T08:46:00.009-04:00

Size: 6" x 9"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.

Sold at Trenton Avenue Arts Festival to Lisa:

Pictured: Lisa, Melanie @ TAAF
Photo Credit: Mat Davis

Painting: Promenade (from the Rittenhouse Square Series)

2009-05-22T14:13:00.006-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Painting: Woman With Cane

2009-05-13T09:01:00.004-04:00

Size: 101/4" x 141/8"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor, Marker on 140lb. fine grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.

Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $120
Click image to view larger picture.

Painting: Watching People, In Spring, Rittenhouse Square

2009-05-11T09:57:00.008-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45 (this piece only)

Artist's Note:
This painting is one of several from a series created in and about my experiences as a disabled person in Rittenhouse Square. More to be posted and created soon. In the mean time, here are images from the first series:

Painting: Back to My Mother, A Birth Day

2009-05-10T07:23:00.010-04:00

This was a birthday present to my mother that I gave to her at her surprise birthday party last month.

Happy Mother's Day, mom.
Hug, Kiss, Love,
m

NOT FOR SALE

The Party: Mom, You're a Star

Painting: Standing Out, Rittenhouse Square

2009-05-01T08:36:00.010-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

ORIGINAL SOLD

Limited Edition Prints Available: $15
Centered on 8" x 10" 60lb. archival white paper

Artist's Note:
This painting is one of several from a series created in and about my experiences as a disabled person in Rittenhouse Square. More to be posted and created soon. In the mean time, here are some additional images from the series that will be available this week:

Painting: Visual Impairment 2 - Snake, Bug, Smile, Floaters

2009-04-30T07:32:00.007-04:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor, UV-resistant Clear Acrylic Coating on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $80

Painting: Visual Impairment 1

2009-04-29T10:22:00.008-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor, Marker on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Painting: Underdressed

2009-04-24T11:21:00.014-04:00

Size: 101/4" x 141/8"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor, Frisket on 140lb. fine grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Note: Background is whiter than appears in this photograph.

Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $120
Click image to view larger picture.

Painting: Please Void

2009-04-16T11:59:00.007-04:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Original Sold.

Painting: Fire Legs

2009-03-06T11:09:00.005-05:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Pencil, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $80

Painting: Lines to Heart/Infusion/Nurse

2009-03-06T11:02:00.004-05:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $80

Painting: Transverse Body 1/2

2009-03-06T10:57:00.003-05:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pencil, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Painting: The Beginning

2009-03-06T10:48:00.002-05:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Painting: Uncentered and Twisted with Portacath

2009-03-04T10:28:00.003-05:00

Size: 7" x 101/4"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. rough grain 100% cotton paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $80

Painting: Spine, Heart, Catheter

2009-03-03T11:21:00.002-05:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Original Sold, Prints Available Soon.

Painting: Void/Weight

2009-03-02T11:13:00.011-05:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.

Price: $45

Original Sold, Prints Available Soon.

Painting: X Marks Not The Spot

2009-03-01T10:06:00.003-05:00

Size: 4" x 6"
Medium: Pen and Ink, Watercolor on 140lb. fine grain cold press paper. Completely archival quality.
Work will be signed prior to shipping.
Published: Monkey Puzzle

ORIGINAL SOLD

From Melanie:
This is the first painting I made chronicling my body experience with Transverse Myelitis. It was created on the first day I lost complete feeling of my vagina.