tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87630095957342723102024-02-07T16:40:10.891+11:00Lesley MelodyLesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-60883790384086534272014-09-08T09:54:00.001+10:002014-09-08T09:55:01.094+10:00Bruce.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-33574163067627202902014-09-01T16:34:00.000+10:002014-09-08T10:00:25.043+10:00Studio Assistant.Scout is looking less than impressed with my choice of subject matter.<br />
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-73759460842009325142014-09-01T16:10:00.002+10:002014-09-08T10:01:20.403+10:00Taupo, Anzac Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a quick sketch of the house at Taupo where I have been lucky enough to have many a fine holiday. It is looking back at the house was a dark moonless night on Anzac weekend. The family is inside and the fire is lit. Cozy.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-8148787907642895832014-09-01T16:02:00.000+10:002014-09-01T16:02:56.352+10:00Dexter.My brother told me the tale of two elderly people who shared a great old pile somewhere in England. They used to communicate with each other via pug - they would write notes and tuck it in their pugs tightly coiled tail and send him on this way.<br />
I met Dexter outside my house one day. He's about 100 in dog years but I think he would still make a fine messenger. <br />
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-43470587120121284822014-09-01T15:36:00.004+10:002014-09-01T16:03:34.790+10:00Betty and Barry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I met this old couple outside a bike shop in Fitzroy. They look like they have been together forever.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-23466600789883653072014-09-01T15:25:00.002+10:002014-09-08T09:57:12.731+10:00Frank<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I met this handsome young gent around the corner a few months ago. Although I am a confirmed cat lady there is something so very characterful about dogs. This character is often reflected in the names that their owners bestow on them.<br />
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-49649412683653954172013-02-08T16:06:00.002+11:002013-10-27T19:32:15.365+11:00George.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-48209680133230712832012-07-27T14:25:00.000+10:002013-10-27T19:31:01.106+11:00Tour Time.After a month in the USA I have seen lots of inspirational art. I particularly loved the time I spent in National Portrait Gallery in Washington. It set me in mind of doing some portrait work myself. Like anything that you want to do and do well you have to PRACTICE.<br />
It was not hard to find subjects as our house has been filled with an annual dose of Tour de France fever. Here are my 6 subjects, all inspired by Timm Kolln's wonderful portraits of cyclists. He captured them on film just after they have completed gruelling races. I have done quick black and while images with oil on linen.<br />
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-63312243965817676782012-06-06T22:42:00.000+10:002012-07-27T14:47:48.974+10:00Uncertainty 1965<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fdaltonz%2Fsets%2F72157629625749379%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fdaltonz%2Fsets%2F72157629625749379%2F&set_id=72157629625749379&jump_to=">
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With the space race in full flight by the mid-1960s, stepping outside an orbiting capsule and seeing what would happen became a massive hurdle to leap. The brave USA astronaut to make this great leap was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Higgins_White" target="_blank">Edward White</a>, on June 3, 1965 - 47 years ago this week, as part of the Gemini space program.<br />
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The extra-vehicular activity (EVA) started at 19:45 UT (3:45 p.m. EDT) on Gemini IV's third orbit, when White opened his hatch and used the hand-held maneuvering oxygen-jet gun to push himself out of the capsule. The EVA started over the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii and lasted 23 minutes, ending over the Gulf of Mexico. Initially, White propelled himself to the end of the 8 meter tether and back to the spacecraft three times using the hand-held gun. After the first three minutes the fuel ran out and White maneuvered by twisting his body and pulling on the tether.<br />
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I have painted his first moments in space, hurtling at 17,000km/h above the USA. The photographs on which it is based were taken by Commander James McDivitt. <br />
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Ed White died in the tragic fire on board Apollo 1 in 1967. One of the bravest ever.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Uncertainty</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Oil on Canvas</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Melbourne 2012</span><br />
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<br />Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-41824369063762333142012-03-07T09:37:00.003+11:002012-03-07T09:43:42.188+11:00Family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHDHS1UEOS5F7SNzHdpqJOVl6vxV4zDQGh0RTTLYM2PJhk9_KTTKGkFibmcdrE8lEa-EzfvG__v1Xe9onWPOhtUBaQceX8xgdQ5W6peLFxzVkocJ7vWjtkA_drwykmxjr-QRKQi6e-JE/s1600/Joyce+and+her+brood+C1965.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHDHS1UEOS5F7SNzHdpqJOVl6vxV4zDQGh0RTTLYM2PJhk9_KTTKGkFibmcdrE8lEa-EzfvG__v1Xe9onWPOhtUBaQceX8xgdQ5W6peLFxzVkocJ7vWjtkA_drwykmxjr-QRKQi6e-JE/s400/Joyce+and+her+brood+C1965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716917222118349794" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a sentimental piece of work. It was my Mother's 80th birthday recently and I painted this for her. It is from a photo taken in 1965 with Mum and the six of us in the snow in Ohakune. I love the way she looks so lovely and all of her children look so dopey. That's me - the chubby one on the right.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-20039411409796109672011-11-01T12:31:00.004+11:002012-07-27T14:47:00.666+10:00The Man in the Moon - a life size painting of a US astronautHere is my new project, following on from the success of the Lunar Australia painting at the St Michael's Art Awards, and the recent forays into abstract astronauts, I am painting a life-size portrait of an astronaut on the moon.<br />
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It is an ambitious project, and will likely take hundreds of hours to complete.</div>
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I am especially grateful to the team of passionate experts at <a href="http://www.horshamcolour.com.au/"></a><a href="http://hcpro.com.au/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HC Pro in Horsham</span></a>, who provided me with the enormous digital prints I am using as a guide for colour and detail. They are works of art unto themselves.</div>
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The slideshow will progress as I work on the painting over the next months.<br />
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</div>Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-86403722212137750892011-10-24T18:01:00.014+11:002011-10-24T22:18:54.836+11:002011 Albert Park College Art Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt0gcIPiLS6XAVPtz5oi3yO4exF0LFqNJdUKfLhuUS_Cht6INS2mLNn_zhyphenhyphenhQwBPONy9dHNDM0Z2h-0OXCct48ZaNtddVZIAcvHH_4ZvRIDNjy82wI9E2g_7sDlYXq8r_6XLWJmcN5x4/s1600/APC+Art+Show+2011.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt0gcIPiLS6XAVPtz5oi3yO4exF0LFqNJdUKfLhuUS_Cht6INS2mLNn_zhyphenhyphenhQwBPONy9dHNDM0Z2h-0OXCct48ZaNtddVZIAcvHH_4ZvRIDNjy82wI9E2g_7sDlYXq8r_6XLWJmcN5x4/s320/APC+Art+Show+2011.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666953159567675122" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://outsiderswindow.com/2011/10/04/albert-park-college-2011-art-show/">2011 Albert Park College Art Show</a> was a great success raising funds and linking many of Melbourne's artists to the new school community, with the school only opening this year. APC is an arts-based College, and the money raised will go a long way to supporting the germination of an ambitious arts program for the next few years.<br /><br />Organised by <a href="http://trudyriceart.wordpress.com/">Trudy Rice</a>, Lisa Thornley and their band of helpers (me included), over 270 artworks were exhibited and many were sold. The show also raised money through an auction on the Gala Friday evening event. It was supported by a vast array of supporting workshops including the musicians of APC hosting a public workshop and performance, painting, woodwork, <a href="http://aerosolone.com/">graffiti art by aerosol one</a> and cooking with a Master Chef style cook off for kids.<br /><br />The large scale painting below this post of a pixellated Buzz Aldrin was one of the many sold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCXp7-KJO-rr8AtMFGtzsLsNKzw9NEVGY4bdxpQWlfAKZJJm1hCdHwp6Dq5AK8GDFXUF8RHezqKivx5HoDl6BlsC5idhc1zIhJmfUGZ145ITySgfWK3wdPzwKDqWDmy3Unu9Plv4qoXY/s1600/APC+Art+Show+panorama+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCXp7-KJO-rr8AtMFGtzsLsNKzw9NEVGY4bdxpQWlfAKZJJm1hCdHwp6Dq5AK8GDFXUF8RHezqKivx5HoDl6BlsC5idhc1zIhJmfUGZ145ITySgfWK3wdPzwKDqWDmy3Unu9Plv4qoXY/s400/APC+Art+Show+panorama+2011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666959086794166994" border="0" /></a>Here's a link to a 360 panoramic version of this photo of the show on Saturday - <a href="http://360.io/GzA7Lr">click here</a> to view in a browser.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-69217104362105281612011-09-24T09:43:00.006+10:002011-10-22T07:53:53.321+11:00Buzz 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyxw9b1iBbPoTvS1yrUEWiw5ITdm9rS5WxA_LiZjIR_Pw8ADSGRZG7iU0pi7H9ipL0yozXPXo998vqOHYp1pklMEF9FVGMyZLuvggQ7aiz-QmmVoXScVI1SRzd_paD9ZnDtv13Z3mhX4/s1600/Buzz+2_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyxw9b1iBbPoTvS1yrUEWiw5ITdm9rS5WxA_LiZjIR_Pw8ADSGRZG7iU0pi7H9ipL0yozXPXo998vqOHYp1pklMEF9FVGMyZLuvggQ7aiz-QmmVoXScVI1SRzd_paD9ZnDtv13Z3mhX4/s320/Buzz+2_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655705030192021666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Buzz 2<br />Oil On Canvas<br />920mm x 1220 mm<br />Melbourne 2011</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span></span><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Another look at the Apollo series. 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<br />Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-34777178083091489932011-07-26T17:36:00.002+10:002011-07-26T17:43:12.490+10:00Who was the Winner of the Archangel Prize 2011? Me.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWZBxbka5nVToRTOWTJbLjXPlXccaWj9tcdUo4LwYy6JJMmlU5dzRjDWha28yYdy-TTJNvxAR8OKvbDwWfymHXc8yidU4k5yxWdy1SF-JcUiFHL0wFMRWa-xBwa7PemsMTTceA97xmkY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-26+at+5.41.22+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWZBxbka5nVToRTOWTJbLjXPlXccaWj9tcdUo4LwYy6JJMmlU5dzRjDWha28yYdy-TTJNvxAR8OKvbDwWfymHXc8yidU4k5yxWdy1SF-JcUiFHL0wFMRWa-xBwa7PemsMTTceA97xmkY/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-26+at+5.41.22+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633563166532541250" border="0" /></a>Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-92163079122897809642011-07-26T17:00:00.001+10:002011-07-26T18:12:39.638+10:00Progression of Lunar Australis.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc24-G5tYHjJTHLIh86RMvHGd-7sswtrEmJ3ggSCO3_LTQbrL179QXmOGfuBUffRhpYznR2Uo3WMRyQxOHMSKbKWR2ldbTEDXLC1glMLmV-lNhzsaDv7QnIdDj48cqHo2EMKs_qmj5y0w/s1600/IMG_0672.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKey6_WxrqW79XuAz8z9Xyymy1zU9FU2Dx1vNEQvSVI_5uAl0_NjH4uQyKkTertdSqC_iDVJT6112uw3QCOJrbLLkW-dbiDSM6szV5I9Wt2vCWnNAbnx4NfrrkyWP_Y5A_x5pgChO-2s8/s1600/IMG_0597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKey6_WxrqW79XuAz8z9Xyymy1zU9FU2Dx1vNEQvSVI_5uAl0_NjH4uQyKkTertdSqC_iDVJT6112uw3QCOJrbLLkW-dbiDSM6szV5I9Wt2vCWnNAbnx4NfrrkyWP_Y5A_x5pgChO-2s8/s320/IMG_0597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633566296598142466" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc24-G5tYHjJTHLIh86RMvHGd-7sswtrEmJ3ggSCO3_LTQbrL179QXmOGfuBUffRhpYznR2Uo3WMRyQxOHMSKbKWR2ldbTEDXLC1glMLmV-lNhzsaDv7QnIdDj48cqHo2EMKs_qmj5y0w/s1600/IMG_0672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc24-G5tYHjJTHLIh86RMvHGd-7sswtrEmJ3ggSCO3_LTQbrL179QXmOGfuBUffRhpYznR2Uo3WMRyQxOHMSKbKWR2ldbTEDXLC1glMLmV-lNhzsaDv7QnIdDj48cqHo2EMKs_qmj5y0w/s320/IMG_0672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633566302909964834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw65lZ_A4Nkuyw6GNU8vkI0wEfescqBW_w-wYnfpJM9bRXB4ADBgquozjVxirBlXChkw19KpNucEH6oFDqToNp-hSlBdHvdKqfzuRt1Qw1fh58n4RW-S7QV-sqf2PWh8EzydaKqT-c6Y/s1600/IMG_0701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw65lZ_A4Nkuyw6GNU8vkI0wEfescqBW_w-wYnfpJM9bRXB4ADBgquozjVxirBlXChkw19KpNucEH6oFDqToNp-hSlBdHvdKqfzuRt1Qw1fh58n4RW-S7QV-sqf2PWh8EzydaKqT-c6Y/s320/IMG_0701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633566306177993506" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvc2Mvp7yZkzQMXXJ2qDBN5vn9soC1W6d6aIZlCvOhnteArMgE6nQAgHCNHQqCHgA84c2j32hv8Sw8m3bplU0pXXINskWgWaY6Av5sIfEp3SN8ETzW6nM1s9362d2gq5BykFJpqA3y8g/s1600/IMG_0749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvc2Mvp7yZkzQMXXJ2qDBN5vn9soC1W6d6aIZlCvOhnteArMgE6nQAgHCNHQqCHgA84c2j32hv8Sw8m3bplU0pXXINskWgWaY6Av5sIfEp3SN8ETzW6nM1s9362d2gq5BykFJpqA3y8g/s320/IMG_0749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633566311944780914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41uJV5d62PkXCWKsrH2ndfWrY_h20sNka5E5BRzk-wU1rZyQ25hyG67lhmhktq6DTXZRNnyekbYr2uYxMrT6pM5hxvq11lsVwj_ViEDzojTvimqs5mmInRZ8tabx3D4uOl2PPWSaLyLA/s1600/IMG_0917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41uJV5d62PkXCWKsrH2ndfWrY_h20sNka5E5BRzk-wU1rZyQ25hyG67lhmhktq6DTXZRNnyekbYr2uYxMrT6pM5hxvq11lsVwj_ViEDzojTvimqs5mmInRZ8tabx3D4uOl2PPWSaLyLA/s320/IMG_0917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633566315262230434" border="0" /></a><br />With most of my works I probably spend just about as much time thinking about what I am going to paint as actually painting. <span style="font-style: italic;">Lunar Australis</span> took several months to complete. It is lucky I can think and paint at the same time.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-18422586658711190932011-07-24T10:09:00.002+10:002011-09-24T10:14:55.855+10:00Late Light<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrtkPmmNJiw6veW8MYYh1bE5wvNXFlYPEUw6R6Hdc8rUxgrJkbaXyxhvcX6_UFH1pjk8KFbpznBZOdopsxdjPgwR0mO6ZA0NSuEQKzmHzjitFjUAgb0xwxF1x7A5YXxVxejI-vLxwE74/s1600/Late+Light+2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrtkPmmNJiw6veW8MYYh1bE5wvNXFlYPEUw6R6Hdc8rUxgrJkbaXyxhvcX6_UFH1pjk8KFbpznBZOdopsxdjPgwR0mO6ZA0NSuEQKzmHzjitFjUAgb0xwxF1x7A5YXxVxejI-vLxwE74/s320/Late+Light+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655712726267853122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Late Light<br />Oil on Canvas<br />500mmx x 400mm<br />Melbourne 2011<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>This work is based on a photo taken from our time in Wellington. It is looking over Wellington harbor from Seatoun to the Orongaronga range of mountains as the light fades in the late evening.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-75492036595329852072011-06-19T15:59:00.005+10:002011-07-21T16:37:15.381+10:00Portrait: Boy on a Queensland Beach<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuAWns9OjP9uK6_C8J_3QLaDRbrdxq02R3PQS5NB6nh6nVJJrru8pHWY016GW0HeZNljmnfRt7Dpv92VroZ5YQEWDq8sWKS2AcPf9SLg6hSpfkkV7X7WmqrnQYBwIbHDx_UBo2F8VwNw/s1600/Ishaan+on+beach.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuAWns9OjP9uK6_C8J_3QLaDRbrdxq02R3PQS5NB6nh6nVJJrru8pHWY016GW0HeZNljmnfRt7Dpv92VroZ5YQEWDq8sWKS2AcPf9SLg6hSpfkkV7X7WmqrnQYBwIbHDx_UBo2F8VwNw/s320/Ishaan+on+beach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619807679944435586" border="0" /></a><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Boy on a Queensland Beach</span><br /><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Oil on canvas</span><br /><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >400 x 300mm</span><br /><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Melbourne 2011</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span><br /></div>Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-19937138041070606122011-05-26T13:16:00.002+10:002011-05-27T10:48:05.707+10:00Serendipity.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimszJnFr7m8WV-YH0Nw5uDfpEmNIPC5iKqrHqI0a_21a14rWPVl5GZTF-I_59dVcPRqtWQy52XwNcTTCXOOaAu_1GckUkmL-OLtBAjFaGxdjM7OCtOG9JcrCFTNSwYg_k6z71I75GDpmk/s1600/man+on+the+moon_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimszJnFr7m8WV-YH0Nw5uDfpEmNIPC5iKqrHqI0a_21a14rWPVl5GZTF-I_59dVcPRqtWQy52XwNcTTCXOOaAu_1GckUkmL-OLtBAjFaGxdjM7OCtOG9JcrCFTNSwYg_k6z71I75GDpmk/s320/man+on+the+moon_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611190463193098370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Man on the Moon<br />Oil on Canvas<br />900mm x 900mm<br />Melbourne 2011<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>The intention was to continue on the Lunar theme I have been working on for a while. A friend kindly lent me an overhead projector that had been rescued from a rubbish skip and I copied the image onto acetate to project onto the canvas - but I bought the wrong acetate. The ink did not set but separated out and slowly degraded. It looked far more interesting so that's what I painted.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-69709963510041330092011-04-18T19:27:00.006+10:002011-05-11T12:57:01.656+10:00Things to Do With a Women's Weekly.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVjdy_HNQVm5S-_oVtXP_hIrVgRBAdYHHGCRpTThOvy4S9D-4UySNkYrAI1RXjtSag9f_n-K_KullawK5J86X1sd10qHKidpk47nqS2ud9osKu0ScgULQVOB-NvvdCbe0m0oq6R_YPgA/s1600/Things+to+do+with+womans+weekly_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVjdy_HNQVm5S-_oVtXP_hIrVgRBAdYHHGCRpTThOvy4S9D-4UySNkYrAI1RXjtSag9f_n-K_KullawK5J86X1sd10qHKidpk47nqS2ud9osKu0ScgULQVOB-NvvdCbe0m0oq6R_YPgA/s320/Things+to+do+with+womans+weekly_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604189686659218690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Things to do with a Women's Weekly</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Paper Mosaic</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">500mm x 700mm</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Melbourne 2011</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhKqMlmkj0-G7FMZFHMGX0K3deXD2-yHZ9x863pZxwBZKWOVJCncasnkI2-y7HsDAQfr2JH1ukPewTMWAca3xcatQ0BG6iwzP4D-XHmKjnvVKvScW7bZfbtlV5U5FBZb0BKEuJ47Ldkw/s1600/side+view+mosaic+2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhKqMlmkj0-G7FMZFHMGX0K3deXD2-yHZ9x863pZxwBZKWOVJCncasnkI2-y7HsDAQfr2JH1ukPewTMWAca3xcatQ0BG6iwzP4D-XHmKjnvVKvScW7bZfbtlV5U5FBZb0BKEuJ47Ldkw/s320/side+view+mosaic+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596858510811342434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Side view showing pins the that suspend the tiny ripped squares of paper above the base board. </span></span><br /></div><br />A competition by the Hobart City Council caught my eye. It called for works out of paper or wood. I have never been to Tasmania and thought if I got a work accepted it would be a good excuse to go south.<br /><br />My starting point a fantastic App called Lego Photo that converts any photo from your collection into a Lego photo, i.e. it breaks it down into simple blocks of colour. I have used this a couple of times to make patterns for cross stitch works.<br /><br />I then took an Australian Women's Weekly (Christmas addition) and started ripping. Each square is 7mm across and each one of those is suspended on a pin, held in place with a tiny blob of glue. It was not until I quite a way into the project that I actually took time to work out how many squares that I would have to find/sort/rip/pin/glue the components. That number is approximately 2300. Needless to say, it took a looooong time. So long in fact that I managed to miss the deadline for submission into the competition. Darn.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-87126014833384886122011-04-18T19:21:00.003+10:002011-04-18T19:25:40.979+10:00Lunar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBHlVV68d4b3DROkZUrmgN52LOwfRgoqi3dluPHso1qfNGY5g_wgWgw_ep23ppQPXsRoLeScwKfcX9qO_kbgtErebRgLxfoa8ECl2qxiCSWxPF6yBRSUYeo9bYfmsKqSk3BEWhTWKo4M/s1600/Lunar+2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBHlVV68d4b3DROkZUrmgN52LOwfRgoqi3dluPHso1qfNGY5g_wgWgw_ep23ppQPXsRoLeScwKfcX9qO_kbgtErebRgLxfoa8ECl2qxiCSWxPF6yBRSUYeo9bYfmsKqSk3BEWhTWKo4M/s320/Lunar+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596851802469752642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Lunar<br />Oil on Canvas<br />200mm x 300mm<br />Melbourne 2011<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div>This is a small painting achieved with a palette knife.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-17923283515007255532011-04-18T18:47:00.015+10:002011-07-21T16:38:14.449+10:00Lunar Australis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-Hlqeb8iSPAovCOKBKxbL4vWFHMt03-mlRLWYR9X0_wT9r7GopjyuQ_S4Rez7gCrt1-M9GCOC3FwRKyTq6EAQcseuqUrNgMGtEKQDk1-wfERMKTKZuaYcBzZAysPQth5cEiqH4oJgkE/s1600/Lunar+May+2011_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-Hlqeb8iSPAovCOKBKxbL4vWFHMt03-mlRLWYR9X0_wT9r7GopjyuQ_S4Rez7gCrt1-M9GCOC3FwRKyTq6EAQcseuqUrNgMGtEKQDk1-wfERMKTKZuaYcBzZAysPQth5cEiqH4oJgkE/s320/Lunar+May+2011_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604190376503990498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lunar Australis<br />Oil On Canvas<br />1200mm x 800mm<br />Melbourne 2011<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span><br /></span></div><br />Lately I have been reading about the Apollo missions of the late 1960s and early 1970s.<br /><br />There are many iconic photographs of the missions. A shot taken in 1971 on the moon's surface showing the Lunar Lander, Lunar Rover and an astronaut saluting the American flag I found compelling.<br /><br />The act of planting a flag somehow implies ownership in Western society, an alien takeover - similar to James Cook at Possession Island in Australia, almost precisely 200 years before. It lead me to think what if Australia got there first?Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-81677474719566656212010-10-16T16:03:00.009+11:002017-06-05T14:55:07.242+10:00Recent Work<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Storm 2<br />Oil on Canvas<br />1010mm x 760mm<br />Melbourne 2010<br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Night Moon<br />Oil on Canvas<br />305mm x 230mm<br />Melbourne 2010<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red;">.</span></span><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%; font-style: italic;">Lake 2<br />Oil on Canvas<br />250mmx x 250mm<br />Melbourne 2010</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Lake<br />Oil on Canvas<br />255mm x200mm<br />Melbourne 2010<br /></span></span></div>
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Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-77543812424251045512010-08-24T14:39:00.009+10:002017-06-05T14:56:28.509+10:00New Work. New direction.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Storm<br />Oil on Canvas<br />Melbourne 2010<br />102mm x 760mm <span style="color: rgb(255 , 0 , 0);"><span style="font-size: 100%;">.</span></span><br /><br /></span></span></div>
Maybe it's spring in the air. I have a feeling of change overwhelming me. I have not been spending much time in the studio in the last few months until this week when all of a sudden I cannot get out.<br />
The catalyst was taking all my painting off the wall and resolving to start again in filling them up. It is the advantage of having a good hanging system that it is no real commitment in hanging anything on the wall - it can easily be changed.<br />
Maybe I am feeling a little NZ home sick but I seem to be inclined to landscape right now. I have also put away the brushes and resolved to only work with a pallet knife. It is wonderfully messy and immediate.Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763009595734272310.post-57515292663748018082010-06-25T18:35:00.006+10:002010-06-25T18:53:17.016+10:00St Michael Archangel Art Award<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu3BXK6MRCmdATBE8c9SsYQ3iT9KkDyy6QT3mPC_odCrjnrdEg5Q70Bq6tEVllKP5KVTwA3KckXIpXP1yPjpGCdxnTT9-jZaawCwWidsWpobWEW4TqksQ8lMptVc2raowfWwcunVil4M/s1600/St+Michael+Archangel+art+award+lesley+melody.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu3BXK6MRCmdATBE8c9SsYQ3iT9KkDyy6QT3mPC_odCrjnrdEg5Q70Bq6tEVllKP5KVTwA3KckXIpXP1yPjpGCdxnTT9-jZaawCwWidsWpobWEW4TqksQ8lMptVc2raowfWwcunVil4M/s400/St+Michael+Archangel+art+award+lesley+melody.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486627481933099666" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am trying to look nonchalant at the <a href="https://www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au/web.cfm?smgp=618CF536-5056-B951-927D2996D1AEB654">St Michael's Archangel Award</a>. I was really impressed with the calibre of entrants and very proud to get selected.<br /><br />I guess it's OK to lean on your own paintings at an exhibition.<br /><br />The catalogue looked great - I got a double page spread.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_FTaLjElXV1VNbI1Y1eBp1BQ1tIDbtT2pz3xGxtIgCUn3gktpUyoFDoBUpSF2vki0atLfAuioOKt2zHWclqAZRSb36tSIRvOeaR8PW60qSOHuMPcO0xmUg4JsFJbYh30O8W4u8lNElc/s1600/lesley+melody+paintings+in+st+michaels+catalog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_FTaLjElXV1VNbI1Y1eBp1BQ1tIDbtT2pz3xGxtIgCUn3gktpUyoFDoBUpSF2vki0atLfAuioOKt2zHWclqAZRSb36tSIRvOeaR8PW60qSOHuMPcO0xmUg4JsFJbYh30O8W4u8lNElc/s320/lesley+melody+paintings+in+st+michaels+catalog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486631107165961074" border="0" /></a>Lesley Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058773114511233248noreply@blogger.com0