Back To The Garden

Lilies and Hydrangeas, oil painting by Melody Phaneuf, Boston Artist

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How I long to be in a sunny garden again. I can feel myself surrounded with color and birdsong. I love the warmth penetrating my bones and the scent of the rich soil as I knead it. Continue reading~

Lilies and Hydrangeas, from the Little Gem collection, 8 x 10 oil paintings by Melody Phaneuf, priced at $350.

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Boston Artist, Melody Phaneuf is well known for her evocative still life, landscape, and portrait paintings. Her paintings are regularly on view at The Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street; at Fenway Studios, Boston by appointment; and North Shore Art in Gloucester from May through October. Phaneuf ‘s paintings have been exhibited at The National Arts Club in New York City, Galerie Herouet in Paris, and with Art du Monde, in Japan.

Melody The Artist Home, founded with photographer and color specialist, Martha DiMeo, features Phaneuf’s original oil paintings on tumbled marble tile murals and beverage coasters, fine art prints, and handmade note cards.

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Minor Key Moods

Squalls, 30 x 25 oil painting by Melody Phaneuf
Squalls is also available in open edition print and hand made note cards
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Snow has been a spirited topic of conversation since the recent storm. I overheard an interesting comment by someone who disliked days of sun and snow together, then watched her expression of delight as she described how peaceful and reminiscent snow storms make her feel–despite having to dig out in the aftermath.

In regard to mood, it’s true that lighting is the most significant visual force. Continue reading~

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Squalls, 30 x 25 oil painting by Melody Phaneuf
Squalls is also available in open edition print and hand made note cards

Make Your Life a Work of Art~
Online shopping at MelodyTheArtist.com/shop

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Boston Artist, Melody Phaneuf is well known for her evocative still life, landscape, and portrait paintings. Her paintings are regularly on view at The Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street; at Fenway Studios, Boston by appointment; and North Shore Art in Gloucester from May through October. Phaneuf ‘s paintings have been exhibited at The National Arts Club in New York City, Galerie Herouet in Paris, and with Art du Monde, in Japan.

Melody The Artist Home, founded with photographer and color specialist, Martha DiMeo, features Phaneuf’s original oil paintings on tumbled marble tile murals and beverage coasters, fine art prints, and handmade note cards.

Schedule a studio visit
Commission a painting
Inquire about workshops
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Violet Variations

Violet, 20 x 16 oil painting by Melody Phaneuf

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It’s a useful exercise to limit an aspect of design to explore what can be done within given parameters. In Violet, color was limited to a single hue, resulting in countless variations of value and intensity. Nuances of color shimmer in ways that would be lost within a full palette. The subtle gradations draw us in and command a quiet observation. Continue reading~

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Violet, 20 x 16 oil painting by Melody Phaneuf
Violet is also available in open edition print and note cards.

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Boston Artist, Melody Phaneuf is well known for her evocative still life, landscape, and portrait paintings. Her paintings are regularly on view at The Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street; at Fenway Studios, Boston by appointment; and North Shore Art in Gloucester from May through October. Phaneuf ‘s paintings have been exhibited at The National Arts Club in New York City, Galerie Herouet in Paris, and with Art du Monde, in Japan.

Melody The Artist Home, founded with photographer and color specialist, Martha DiMeo, features Phaneuf’s original oil paintings on tumbled marble tile murals and beverage coasters, fine art prints, and handmade note cards.

Categorized under: Color, Still Life Paintings.