New Large Paintings from life

These are from about July-Nov. 2019 and most are on unstretched sheets of primed canvas. Top image of older man is 36x24. 2nd image, Girl with Green Hair, is also 36x24. Bass Guitarist is on heavy gessoed chipboard and is approx. 22x30. Reclining Asian Nude is huge: 60x30. Viking with Club #1 is 30x40. Viking #2 (side view) is 36x24. Seated Nude, Legs Crossed is 40x30. Girl in Black Top is 24x36". Shipping for all but the Guitarist is around $30 via UPS in the USA. They will need to be restretched or mounted at a frame shop. I can research shipping of Guitarist...

Oil paintings by Melissa Grimes

Oil paintings, a set on Flickr.

Here's my revamped, expanded Flickr archive.

Painting All Summer!

It's been a summer of slow but steady growth in painting. I'll post a small selection of my favorites from this summer. I'm still trying different surfaces, brushes, sizes and colors. It seems too soon to settle on a formula for my work yet although someday that might be nice. I've been mixing it up, drawing in graphite and charcoal and watercoloring too, to see if it shakes something loose in my brain. I know you artists will know what I mean!

Gothic Girl #1 SOLD

On the Veranda SOLD

Laura as a Fairy SOLD

Arnica #2 SOLD

Girl in a Turban available on Ebay (search my name)

The Direct Gaze SOLD

I've put a few auctions up on dailypaintworks.com---

Four new 4x4" oil portraits

Nine New 4x4" Oil Portraits

I think these are getting better and better for the most part--more contrast and better likenesses. Still am not where I want to be consistently!