"All These Witches" introducing "Dead Masters" at Crucible Art Gallery

Thrilled to announce the long anticipated opening of “All These Witches” at Crucible Art Gallery online tonight, October 5th,at 5PM!

I am delighted to introduce to you my new series, “Dead Masters”, paintings inspired by traditional old master portraits. Three of these pieces are included in this show. Scroll below to see the paintings and the inspiration.

“Madame de Bionville” inspired by “Portrait of a French Lady called Madame de Bionville” by Swedish master Alexander Roslin (b. 1718-d.1793)

* Title- “Madame de Bionville”
* Oil on panel
* 11”x14” unframed

“The Artist” inspired by “The Artist, Anne Vallayer-Coster” by Swedish master Alexander Roslin (b. 1718-d.1793)

* Title- “The Artist”
* Oil on panel
* 11”x14” unframed

“The Lady with the Veil” inspired by “The Lady with the Veil - The Artist’s Wife” by Swedish master Alexander Roslin (b. 1718-d.1793)

* Title- “Madame de Bionville”
* Oil on panel
* 11”x14” unframed

Contact the gallery for questions and purchase inquiries. Happy October! 🖤

The Artist by Michele Melcher

The Lady with the Veil by Michele Melcher

Portrait of a French Lady called Madame de Bionville by Alexander Roslin b. 1718 – d. 1793

The Artist Ann Vallayer-Coster by Alexander Roslin b. 1718 – d. 1793

The Lady with the Veil - the Artist’s Wife by Alexander Roslin b. 1718 – d. 1793

Sonic Splendor 2 opens at Revolution Gallery and other show news!

I've been pretty lax with updating my site and blog lately but wanted to announce some good new! I'm so excited to be a part of Sonic Splendor 2 - group show, at Revolution Gallery. My contribution to the show is an oil painting titled, "Space Oddity", which is my tribute to the late great David Bowie. The show opens this Friday, August 3rd 8-11 PM. The address for the gallery is 1419 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo NY. I will be in attendance, so if you are there stop in and say hello! The piece also made it into a quick little feature in the Centerfold section of The Daily Public this week.

Space Oddity by Michele Melcher

In other news - painting painting painting has been pretty much all that's been happening happening happening around here and that's why I haven't kept up with posting lately. There are a lot of great shows that I'm honored to be a part of this year with more shows lining up for 2019. So yeah - I'd better paint!

Opening this Fall:

Sonic Splendor 2 - group show. Friday August 3rd- September 1st. Revolution Gallery, Buffalo NY.

Cult of Meow 2 - group show. Brooklyn NY. Saturday, Sept 8th - October 13th. Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Poisons and Antidotes - group show. Friday, September 7th - October 28. Black Moth Tattoo and Art Gallery, Ardmore PA

All These Witches - Group Show. Friday, October 5th- Jan 2nd. Crucible Gallery

Killing Jar - Group Show. Saturday, October 20 - November 17. Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY

Trading Card Art Show - Group Show. Saturday, December 1st - January 12th. Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY

2018 Gallery Shows

As you may know, I have been participating in gallery shows along side my illustration work for some time now. I wanted to give a heads up on the galleries that I am working with so far this year. It is only March and there are some other events that are currently in the works so this list will change and I will update it as soon as I have more information. Thank you!

MAY

"SWEET SHOP" - Opening 5/12/18 Gristle Gallery, NY

SEPTEMBER

"CULT OF MEOW II" - Opening 9/8/18 Gristle Gallery, NY

OCTOBER

"KILLING JAR" - Opening 10/20/18 Gristle Gallery, NY

"All These Witches" - Opening 10/5/18, Crucible Gallery www.instagram.com/cruciblegallery

"TBA" - PRIMER Gallery, Lambertville NJ

DECEMBER

"Trading Card Art Show II" - Opening 12/1/18, Gristle Gallery NY

Website update, oil painting news.

As some of you may already know, last fall I began teaching myself to paint with oils. It is something that I never thought that I would be able to do...they take so long to dry, I hated working with acrylics, painted for years in watercolor, didn't want colors to mix into mud, didn't want to have to start over....you know, all of the self imposed excuses why I WOULDN'T be able do it.

Anyway, I chilled out, watched a couple of Youtube tutorials, bought some Liquin (a brand name dryer) to speed up the process and after a little trial and error, to my surprise, started painting. And now it is all that I think about.

Many of these are small mementomori  type studies. I wanted to start out by doing simple skulls and such to get used to the medium and how the paint works. SURPRISE! I've already sold some, and have a gallery show lined up this summer (TBA).

Now that I have more than 1 or 2 decent paintings, I have made a new section on the site under Fine Art called "Oil Paintings" where you can see them. I'll update it regularly, when there is a piece that is worthy of adding. Thanks for looking!

Michele

"FAMILIAR" at Modern Eden Gallery

This Friday, November 3rd is the opening of "Familiar", at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco, California. In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as "familiars" or " animal guides") were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. My piece titled, "Mercy and Giles", will be on display and available through the gallery. The show runs from November 3rd thru December 1st.

• Title: Mercy and Giles.
• Medium: Graphite and watercolor on Stonehenge paper
• Size: 8.5"x15.75" antique wooden frame.
• Year: 2017