the gift
acrylic on canvas
July 31st, 2008
48cm x 58cm (18.9inches x 22.9inches or 4.7hands x 5.7hands ;-))
Original for Sale $250 negotiable (not including postage/packaging)
the gift belongs to the following groups:
Acrylic Painting, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Ebony and Ivory, Everyday Life, Fine Arts, Live, Love, Dream: , Moms 4 Art, Realist Traditional Art and Remodernist Painters' Group Available for sale asGreeting Cards
yanmos
so beautiful!!!
melodious replied
Thank you!!! Just finished today!
KEITH R. WILL...
NICE LITTLE PACKAGE well done
melodious replied
Thank you!!!
mhkantor
wonderful hands. love the play of greys, white and black. excellent colors on the package. great concept and composition.
melodious replied
Thank you so much! I had fun doing it… thats the main thing! Much appreciated!
Dani Dreyer
Love it also, package detail is amazing. Well done.
melodious replied
Thank you so much!
here goes
brilliant mel, they say good things come in small packages :o) love the detail!
melodious replied
thanks mate, this is definitely a good thing!
loramae
You know Mel…you have such a beautiful God given talent! I love this…I was thinking that you could also add a not so perfect heart in those hands and create a card that is offerring the heart. Brilliant art~~ :O)
melodious replied
Thanks sweet, good idea… painting those hands again…aaahhhh… I like the idea of a not so perfect heart! Thank you so much!
Sally Omar
Mel, What an awesome idea…Hugs, Sally xxxooo
melodious replied
Thanks so much Sally!!! xx
Tom Vaughan
so well done, Mel!! I love the little heart shadow…
melodious replied
Thanks Tom, the lighting was all wrong for the little heart, but I couldn’t resist painting it in anyway!!
The InnerNorth...
great painting
melodious replied
Thank you!!!
Dayonda
_Congratulations on having your fine work Featured on the BITS and PIECES Home Page!
02 Aug 2008
Very good piece!
melodious replied
Oh wow! Thank you!
Natella2020
Magnificent! I love the tones and the symbolism.
melodious replied
Thank you so much!!!
PPPhotoArt
what a beautiful painting
gorgeous tones and compo
and the message is wonderful!!!
well done
melodious replied
Thank you so much!!!
LoveMy7Cs
Amazing
I love it!
Beautiful, beautiful work.
melodious replied
Thank you, thank you so much!
Joyce Dickens,...
A beautiful concept, and excellent presentation melodious; this has a lot of appeal and sends out a wonderful message…excellent work!
melodious replied
Wow, thank you ever so much!
invisible
WELL DONE …superb composition , thoughts and GIFT ….:-) of course !
CHAPEAU TO YOU ! merci , andre
melodious replied
Merci andre! lovely comment much appreciated!
justjason
Another fantastic piece…nice.
melodious replied
Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my work!
valzart
Oh this is so touching gave me goose-bumps..lovely painting ;} Val hugzz
melodious replied
Oh Val! Thanks so much!!!
Geir Floede
Great the way you selected the colors. great done and a great idea.
melodious replied
Thank you so much Geir!
darkestartist
great hands! love the big hands and small package…good things come in those, you know ;) very nicely done!
melodious replied
Thanks so much darkest!!!
Robert O'Neill
Great painting and concept.
melodious replied
Thanks so much!
NordicBlackbird
mega-fanatstic, Girl!!! :)))
xx
melodious replied
Thanks so much Nat, you are so encouraging!!!
Kim Bender
Great idea, very well painted!!!
melodious replied
Thanks so much Kim!
Keiran Lusk
Oh the stories that are conjured up gazing at this beautiful painting. Such a small yet detailed and intricate looking package. What could it possibly be? A wonderful piece of art. Just perfect.
melodious replied
and that is the the real gift… the not knowing… the wondering… the real surprise..the stories… Thank you so much Keiran!!! (i’ve changed the painting slightly – I must upload a new pic!)
Holly Ringland
god this is fabulous, i can’t believe the beauty of these hands and the gift, wrapped in brown paper and twine is about as magical as gifts get. really, really, truly, wholeheartedly wonderful :)
melodious replied
Oh Holly! Thank you for getting it! Yay you!
Zaldy Infante
wow – powerful work! God gives freely. And sometimes it may seem small… yet it is eternal treasures!
melodious replied
Oh so true Zaldy! Thank you my friend!
Tiamaria
wow…this is wonderful…great work!
melodious replied
Thanks so much!
MuscularTeeth
fabulous job …
melodious replied
Thank you!!!
louishiemstra
Wow, you really have an awesome talent. Keep ‘em coming!
melodious replied
wow, really? thankyou so much!
ghumphr1
really like this – inspired – for some reason i had replaced the parcel with a baby in my head – lol – congrats
melodious replied
wow, is that a sign? thanks for your lovely comment!
midzing
beautiful artwork,,, well done
melodious replied
hey, thanks midzing!
Martin Kirkwood
Every now and again I come across a painting that blows my socks off and leaves me speechless.
This is one of them.
melodious replied
wow… now THAT is a compliment!!!!
Vulcan Spark S...
beauty has no bounds
melodious replied
thank you!!!
Brad MacDuff
Beautiful idea and execution. I recognize the hands – I think I’ve used the same reference photo in the past : )
melodious replied
ahhh… thank you!!! yes, good reference!!!
InkRain
What’s inside it?
melodious replied
well, its for your own interpretation, but I think its your life and what you make of it…
cumali yilmaz
nice
melodious replied
Thanks!
Lathecreator
you a gift mel- to everyone
Lorena Maria
The Gift ♥♥
sont des mots qui vount tres bien ensemble!! I LOVE IT !!!
melodious replied
merci beaucoup!
catherine walker
Gorgeous….so lovely ..but what;s in it..? I’d like to know..hha!!!
melodious replied
thanks so much… ahhh its a beautiful surprise just for you!
danita clark
Beautifully done ! The shadow play, your mastery of the paint, and the present …
melodious replied
Thank you very much!
Ming Myaskovsky
So perfect!! Bravo!!
melodious replied
Thank you so very much!
Carol Berliner
briliant ! I loooove it! Instant fav!
melodious replied
thanks!