Melanie Grein

"River Rocks I" 11.5x15
"Land 17" 12x12 SOLD
"Land 25" 12x12 SOLD
"River Rocks II" 15x11.5
"Land 19" 12x12 SOLD
"Land 26" 12x12 SOLD
"River Rocks III" 11.5x15
"Land 22" 12x12 SOLD
"Box I" 12x12 SOLD
"Land 23" 12x12 SOLD
"Box II" 12x12 SOLD

Melanie Grien Bio

"I paint as a form of expression. Each mixed media work is a story within itself representing a journey, a memory or a mood. The paintings explore the relationships among texture, form, space, movement, and color. I use heavy, strong shapes in a somewhat playful manner incorporating multiple layers to activate the surface and reveal passages of time and history. 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, or balance or tension of a composition. The process is completely engaging, exhilarating, frustrating, and rewarding. I paint in two different styles, non-objective and expressionistic/abstract landscapes. "-Melanie Grein Royal college of art, London, EnglandAuburn University, Auburn, Alabama Boulevard Fine Art South gallery in Nokomis, FL feature Melanie Grien's artwork.