melanie grein
I paint as a form of expression and self discovery. Each mixed media work is a story within itself representing a journey, memory or a mood. No matter what I’m painting, it’s always relationships. Relationships of space, line, color and texture. How everything interacts together.
When I paint abstracts, I use heavy, strong shapes in a somewhat playful manner incorporating contrasting layers to activate the surface and reveal passages of time and history.
When I paint landscapes, I am responding. Being still and taking in the horizon. A meditation of time overlapping time as if my aperture has been left open.
The pure act of painting delights me, adding and eliminating, shifting and restructuring elements until the moment a solution reveals itself. I'm intrigued by the power of a small detail or single element to create a shift in the harmony, balance or tension of a composition. The process is completely engaging, exhilarating, frustrating and rewarding.
FAIRHOPE FABULOUS
Various florals are still available! All sorts of different colors and textures implemented. Come in to see our full selection!
“This series started with the gift of a ballgown from 7 dear friends. The support and love I’ve received from them and the Fairhope community have been monumental. When you lose everything you own, a ballgown seems a little frivolous, but it’s what happened to me and exactly what I needed! The series is called ‘Fairhope Fabulous’ because FAIRHOPE is FABULOUS! These paintings are adorned with fabric from alterations incorporating our very own Fairhope ballgowns - yours, mine, and many more to come!
A special thank you to Amy Phillipi for the ballgowns, Judy and Kelly from Judy’s alterations for the fabric, and Lyons Share for showing my work!”
