The Mirror (after Frank Dicksee)
This is a fascinating combination of acrylic, paper, refractive paint and inks to explore where I feel the pre-Raphaelites may have gone had they had the freedom and the materials we have available today.
It is the first of a new series of paintings and is the most refreshing and exciting thing to work on. I love the Pre-Raphaelite paintings, but I feel they have always needed a treatment beyond the tight controls of the genre.
The brotherhood were masters of portraiture and I couldn’t find a better way of exploring the techniques they employed. Watch out for more of these coming soon ! :-)
The Mirror (after Frank Dicksee) belongs to the following groups:
1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints
Brian Towers
A masterpiece of unusual mixed-media Melissa
NCOFFEY2008
tremendous. i love the old world masters as well
Woodie
This is absolutely brilliant use of other media other than paint..
Every effective Cheers Neil
Thornburgart
Beautiful work! Skin tone is perfect.
Tahnja
omg Melissa, am I dead? Cause I think I just found artistic heaven!!! Oh my this is so romantically beautiful and blissful. Awesome work!
Headcrime
Great work! Favorit!
Ange
beautiful.
Melissa Mailer...
Tahnja, if you were alive when the Pre-Raphs were doing their thing no doubt you would be making the dresses for them !! :-) Thanks all for your great comments.
Jean Hildebrant
Gorgeous!!!
Hidemi Tada
wonderful!
fullcirclemand...
Amazing work – love the preRaphaelites, specially Sir Frank:) I’ve often wondered what the old school could do with what we have today:)
Firedrake
Beautiful! You just want to reach out and touch it.
Al Neaimi
super ,love it in many ways , well done.
catherine walker
you painted this.. ?
totally amazing work..wonderful!
AnitaInverarity
Beautiful xx
WENDY BANDURSK...
wow…...stunning….. immediate favourite.
Al Neaimi
Nice to see your work for the first time , you have some very beautiful artworks.
rashin
your album is my favorurite specially The Mirror.
ElYPares
The result is amazing.
Chezz 17 days ago
Wow I am impressed! Love it.