Melissa McGill

Joined Artfinder: May 2018

Artworks for sale: 104

United States

About Melissa McGill

 
 
  • Biography
    My work is my attempt to communicate the way I see the world, through the subtle shift of colour and form created by changing light and the natural world.  Both filter through brush, into composition in ways I’m sometimes unaware of until a piece is finished. Reflecting the joy of movement, my process involves my whole body, large strokes of colour poured or scraped across the canvas punctuated with graphic lines to guide the eye and balance the composition.

    I build up my paintings in a very organic way. Working primarily with acrylic paints allows me to work intuitively. Marks and movement are added with pastels, graphite and spray paint. 

    After 15 years of interpreting other peoples ideas as a commercial illustrator, painting is a joyful interpretation of my life experience.

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    Event: The Other Art Fair Chicago

    Dates: 15 May 2020 - 17 May 2020

    Venue: Chicago Board Of Trade, Chicago, ILL

    Juried Group Art Fair with Saatchi Art.

    Event: The Other Art Fair Dallas

    Dates: 18 Sep 2019 - 22 Sep 2019

    Venue: Dallas Expo, Dallas, Tx

    Juried art show with Saatchi Art

    Event: The Other Art Fair Los Angeles

    Dates: 13 Mar 2019 - 17 Mar 2019

    Venue: The Other Art Fair LA, The Majestic Downtown, Los Angeles CA

    Juried art fair with Saatchi Art

    Event: The Other Art Fair Chicago

    Dates: 17 Oct 2018 - 21 Oct 2018

    Venue: The Other Art Fair - Chicago, Mana Contemporary, South Throop Street, Chicago, Il

    Contemporary Juried art fair with Saatchi Art

    Event: Memories Of Water

    Dates: 23 Jun 2018 - 6 Jul 2018

    Venue: Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA

    Personal landscapes on raw canvas and paper.

    Memories of Water is a collection of paintings influenced by the sedimentary formations of The Great Basin and the marks left behind by a millennia of water which is no longer there. The painting process mimics nature through pouring, scraping and mark making. Acrylic medium washes, stain the canvas creating depth as the layers build. Informed by a passion for color, and influenced by the Arroyo's of the desert, and the rivers and creeks of The Pacific Northwest.

    Event: The Other Art Fair LA

    Dates: 15 Mar 2018 - 18 Mar 2018

    Venue: The Other Art Fair LA, The Majestic Downtown, Los Angeles CA

    Juried group art fair

    Event: Paint The Town

    Dates: 18 Jan 2018 - 19 Jan 2018

    Venue: Zappos, Las Vegas, NV

    Juried group show for AFAN

    Event: The Other Art Fair NY

    Dates: 2 Jun 2017 - 4 Jun 2017

    Venue: The Other Art Fair, New York

    Juried art fair in New York

    Event: 12th Annual Encaustic Invitational

    Dates: 3 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2017

    Venue: Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

    Juried international invitational show for encaustic artworks

    Event: Paint The Town

    Dates: 11 Nov 2016 - 12 Nov 2016

    Venue: Zappos, Las Vegas, NV

    Juried group exhibition for AFAN

    Event: In My Head

    Dates: 3 Jun 2016 - 31 Aug 2016

    Venue: R Cline Arts, Las Vegas, NV

    Solo show of large scale abstract paintings

    Event: Nevada Artists

    Dates: 7 Aug 2015 - 4 Sep 2015

    Venue: Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

    Juried group show

    Event: Art Comes Alive

    Dates: 5 Jun 2015 - 1 Jul 2015

    Venue: Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH

    Juried group show for the interior design industry

    Event: Spring Remix

    Dates: 6 Mar 2015 - 31 Mar 2015

    Venue: Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

    Group show of gallery artists

    Event: Lucent

    Dates: 5 Sep 2014 - 1 Oct 2014

    Venue: Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

    Solo show of Encaustic collage works

Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Instagram

Visit my website

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: The Other Art Fair Chicago

Dates: 15 May 2020 - 17 May 2020

Venue: Chicago Board Of Trade, Chicago, ILL

Juried Group Art Fair with Saatchi Art.

Event: The Other Art Fair Dallas

Dates: 18 Sep 2019 - 22 Sep 2019

Venue: Dallas Expo, Dallas, Tx

Juried art show with Saatchi Art

Event: The Other Art Fair Los Angeles

Dates: 13 Mar 2019 - 17 Mar 2019

Venue: The Other Art Fair LA, The Majestic Downtown, Los Angeles CA

Juried art fair with Saatchi Art

Event: The Other Art Fair Chicago

Dates: 17 Oct 2018 - 21 Oct 2018

Venue: The Other Art Fair - Chicago, Mana Contemporary, South Throop Street, Chicago, Il

Contemporary Juried art fair with Saatchi Art

Event: Memories Of Water

Dates: 23 Jun 2018 - 6 Jul 2018

Venue: Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA

Personal landscapes on raw canvas and paper.

Memories of Water is a collection of paintings influenced by the sedimentary formations of The Great Basin and the marks left behind by a millennia of water which is no longer there. The painting process mimics nature through pouring, scraping and mark making. Acrylic medium washes, stain the canvas creating depth as the layers build. Informed by a passion for color, and influenced by the Arroyo's of the desert, and the rivers and creeks of The Pacific Northwest.

Event: The Other Art Fair LA

Dates: 15 Mar 2018 - 18 Mar 2018

Venue: The Other Art Fair LA, The Majestic Downtown, Los Angeles CA

Juried group art fair

Event: Paint The Town

Dates: 18 Jan 2018 - 19 Jan 2018

Venue: Zappos, Las Vegas, NV

Juried group show for AFAN

Event: The Other Art Fair NY

Dates: 2 Jun 2017 - 4 Jun 2017

Venue: The Other Art Fair, New York

Juried art fair in New York

Event: 12th Annual Encaustic Invitational

Dates: 3 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2017

Venue: Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Juried international invitational show for encaustic artworks

Event: Paint The Town

Dates: 11 Nov 2016 - 12 Nov 2016

Venue: Zappos, Las Vegas, NV

Juried group exhibition for AFAN

Event: In My Head

Dates: 3 Jun 2016 - 31 Aug 2016

Venue: R Cline Arts, Las Vegas, NV

Solo show of large scale abstract paintings

Event: Nevada Artists

Dates: 7 Aug 2015 - 4 Sep 2015

Venue: Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

Juried group show

Event: Art Comes Alive

Dates: 5 Jun 2015 - 1 Jul 2015

Venue: Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH

Juried group show for the interior design industry

Event: Spring Remix

Dates: 6 Mar 2015 - 31 Mar 2015

Venue: Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

Group show of gallery artists

Event: Lucent

Dates: 5 Sep 2014 - 1 Oct 2014

Venue: Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

Solo show of Encaustic collage works

 

Biography

My work is my attempt to communicate the way I see the world, through the subtle shift of colour and form created by changing light and the natural world.  Both filter through brush, into composition in ways I’m sometimes unaware of until a piece is finished. Reflecting the joy of movement, my process involves my whole body, large strokes of colour poured or scraped across the canvas punctuated with graphic lines to guide the eye and balance the composition.

I build up my paintings in a very organic way. Working primarily with acrylic paints allows me to work intuitively. Marks and movement are added with pastels, graphite and spray paint. 

After 15 years of interpreting other peoples ideas as a commercial illustrator, painting is a joyful interpretation of my life experience.

 
 
 

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