'Kiss for a Dime'' Acrylic Painting
Description
Title - Kiss for a Dime :: 36"x48" :: acrylic on canvas :: 2020 :: Painted by Mel Rea
MEL ...
moreTitle - Kiss for a Dime :: 36"x48" :: acrylic on canvas :: 2020 :: Painted by Mel Rea
MEL REA BIOGRAPHY
My art education and career started as a clay sculptor. The tactile interaction and dimension of clay held great appeal. I did large figurative work with details that included eyelashes, finger nails, and ear lobes. As a younger artist, I challenged myself with my scale, details, and technical boundaries. However, after nearly 17 years with clay, I felt my artistic aesthetic shifting towards a more minimalistic philosophy. It was during this period that I discovered a small batch of beeswax left behind from the last of my grandfather’s beehives.
My grandfather spent his childhood in Russia where he was inspired to build an apiary farm. His dream came true as an adult in the States where he built and farmed his own set of beehives. My own name is translated into the Greek word for “honeybee.” As a young girl, I felt such a sense of peace walking amongst my grandfather’s hives. I developed a very deep connection, respect, and appreciation for Mother Nature. Like many artists, She is a constant source of inspiration. That old batch of beeswax led my transition into encaustic painting (painting with molten beeswax).
The transition from a clay artist to an encaustic artist felt very natural. The soft satin finish of the beeswax replaced my clay glazes, and the ability to incise elegant, clean lines satisfied my need for a sculptural surface. The surface appeared lit from within in a way I’ve not witnessed with any other medium. With encaustic painting, light refracts and bounces between layers of wax. Painting with beeswax has an elusive quality I’m grateful to have experienced.
As someone who is committed to being in a constant state of evolution, I’ve recently expanded from encaustics into acrylic on canvas. I’m attracted to the drying pace and application versatility of acrylics. I enjoy applying the paint in a variety of ways whether it is to brush, splash, drip, spray, or scrape. This diverse play of paint creates a lively energy to the composition. I tend to gravitate to paint in a liquid form. When splashing the paint across the surface of the canvas, it feels captured in a state of motion. My paintings are an abstracted assembles of colorful lines and shapes that float and intersect in multiple sheer layers.
The last of my explorations of varying mediums has been my works on paper, but this is not to suggest that paper is last of my loves. Quite the contrary, no other medium has felt as natural and intuitive as working with paper. It is by far my greatest love. It is the softest and most vulnerable medium to work with and unforgiving at any moment. Handmade paper in particular is unpredictable and moody. Papers’ need to be framed and encapsulated in a box makes it exude the quality of a delicate treasure. I find working with paper most rewarding. I’ve not committed to working with any specific medium with paper; however, I most frequently utilize ink, acrylic, and powdered graphite.
As time carries on, this simple sentiment conveys my relationship with art; “We were together, I forget the rest,” Walt Whitman.
-Mel Rea less
Details CloseOpen
Shipping Options CloseOpen
Typical Delivery Time: 7-14 days.
06824 does not qualify.
Ask the Seller CloseOpen
Returns & Cancellations CloseOpen
Return Policy - All sales are final 48 hours after delivery, unless otherwise specified.
Related Searches
- Oil Paintings
- Landscape Paintings
- Nude Paintings
- Horse Paintings
- Portrait Paintings
- Abstract Paintings
- Black and White Paintings
- Miniature Paintings
- Fruit Oil Paintings
- Venice Oil Paintings
- Dog Paintings
- Flower Paintings
- Cat Paintings
- Greek Paintings
- Still Life Paintings
- Sunflower Paintings
- Watercolor Paintings
- Beach Paintings
- Sunset Paintings
- Forest Paintings
- Surrealist Paintings
- Cherry Blossom Paintings
- 3D Paintings
- Famous Paintings
- Acrylic Paint Paintings
- Airbrush Paintings
- Classic Paintings
Returns
-
The Chairish Buyer Guarantee ensures that you have complete peace of mind when
making a purchase on Chairish in the event that your item:
- Does not arrive
- Is broken during transit
- Is materially different than what you purchased
- All sales are final on Made-to-Order items, some jewelry and limited selection of other items as noted in the returns and cancellations section of the product description.
- For all other items, sales are final 48 hours after delivery (Except Free Local Pickup and Seller Managed Local Delivery — see below).
- To request a return, please email support@chairish.com and include the order number and the reason for your return request.
- On approved returns, the buyer is responsible for full cost of return packing & shipping.
- Local Pickup & Local Delivery
- All sales are final once buyer or buyer’s agent takes possession of an item.
- Upon inspection, if you decide not to move forward with the purchase, you or your agent must refuse the item at the time of pickup/delivery from the seller. Once you have taken possession of the item, all sales are final. Please contact support@chairish.com to let us know you did not accept the item and would like to initiate a refund.
Cancellations
- Prior to shipping or local pickup, buyers may cancel an order for any reason, with the exception of Made-to-Order items, where supplies have been purchased or work begun on the item.
- Please notify us within 24 hours of purchase if you would like to cancel an order, as prompt cancellation will reduce the likelihood that you will incur return shipping charges.
- Once shipping or pickup has been initiated, the cancellation will be considered a return and you will be responsible for the cost of shipping.
Shipping
Note: Made-to-Order items typically include a lead time or custom delivery window, which is detailed in the product description.
For shipping on all other items, please see below:
- Free Shipping
- Free shipping may be offered on select listings.
- Smaller items are typically delivered within 2 weeks of the purchase date, while larger items and furniture may take up to 6 weeks for delivery.
- When an item with Free Shipping is returned, the cost of return shipping fees will be charged to the buyer.
- Free Local Pickup
- Local pickup allows customers to inspect an item at the time of pickup and avoid shipping costs.
- Following purchase, a confirmation email is sent to the email address associated with the order, and includes: Pickup Verification & Seller's contact information
- Please contact the seller within 5 days to coordinate pickup
- Parcel Delivery
- Shipment is arranged through recognized carriers such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL.
- Only pieces that can be safely packed in a box or envelope may be shipped via parcel.
- Shipping charges start at $9 — and vary based on the size, weight, packaging and the value of the item.
- Items are typically delivered within 2 weeks of the purchase date.
- Chairish Local Delivery
- Item is delivered inside your home and placed in the room of your choice (installation and hookup are not included).
- Local rates are available on most items where the delivery location is within 50 miles.
- Shipping charges start at $149, depending on product type,, size, location of the buyer and seller, and value of the item.
- Local deliveries typically take up to 3 weeks.
- In-Home Delivery
- Item is delivered inside your home and placed in the room of your choice (installation and hookup are not included).
- Deliveries may take up to 6 weeks, and up to 8 weeks when either the buyer or seller are located outside of standard shipping routes.
-
Shipping charges start at $299, depending on product type, size, location of the buyer and seller, and value of the item.
Delivery Type Under $2,000 Over $2,000 Chairish In-home Delivery $299 $399 Large Handling > 35 cu. ft. < 52 cu ft. $399 $449 Fragile and/or Oversized Handling Price may vary. Based on material, location and size. Price may vary. Based on material, location and size. - Seller Managed Delivery
- Shipping is offered and managed by the seller, through a shipper of the seller’s choice.
- Available on items at the seller’s discretion.
- Seller Managed Local Delivery
- Local curbside delivery is offered and managed by the seller, within a limited geography.
- Following purchase, a confirmation email is sent to the confirmation email address associated with the order, and includes: Pickup Verification Code & Seller’s contact information
- Please contact the seller within 5 days to coordinate delivery.
No questions or comments yet