Portfolio - Melanie Whaley

Bird Woman

Bird Woman Oil on Linen 19 x 22 inches. Available Something there. Held somewhere between stillness and flight.

Clay Figure

Clay Figure Oil on Linen 30 x 34 inches. Private Collection Light creates life, even here—though made of clay.

A Breath Between

Oil on Linen, 23 x 22 inches. Private Collection. Light held just long enough for nothing else to intrude.

Three Pears

Oil on Linen 22 x 30 inches. Private Collection A simple arrangement. Light giving each form its presence.

Elliot’s Trophy

Oil on Linen, 30 x 22 inches. Available. A quiet arrangement, held in light. Revealing what has been left behind.

Warrior

Oil on Linen 16 x 20 inches. Available. A warrior. Awake, open, and unguarded.

Bittersweet

Oil on Linen 21 x 28 inches. Private Collection. A moment of balance. Light keeping it, for now.

Red Buddha

Oil on Linen 19 x 17 inches. Private Collection. Still, and at rest.

Kumquats

Oil on Linen, 14 x 11 inches. Private Collection. A sudden brightness. Already passing.

Stillness: Horse and Apples

Oil on Linen, 26 x 20 inches. Private Collection. Strength, at rest. Light passing, then held.

Timeworn Elegance

Oil on Linen, 20 x 18 inches. Private Collection. Touched by time. Nothing diminished.

Still Life with Pearl Onions

Oil on Linen,19 x 12 inches. Private Collection. Small, gathered forms. Light revealing each, distinctly.

Still Life in Gold and Blue

Oil on Linen, 32 x 34 inches. Available. Gold and blue. Held together in light.

Skull and Roses

Oil on Linen, 17 x 22 inches. Available. What fades. What endures.

Shallots

Oil on Linen, 24 x 30 inches. Private Collection. A simple gathering. Light giving each its place.

Porcelain with Teacup

Oil on Linen, 24 x 26 inches. Available. Light, held by shadow. A quiet presence, revealed.

Meditation

Oil on Linen, 13 x 16 inches. Private Collection. Resting within. Nothing beyond this.

Porcelain with Vase

Oil on Linen, 19 x 24 inches. Private Collection.

Apples

Oil on Linen. Private Collection.

Orange Slices

Oil on Linen, 15 x 18 inches. Private Collection.

Sliced Lemons