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ABOUT THE ARTIST

 

Artist's Statement

I’ve been fascinated with art from the get-go, studying art history in college, working 25 years at art galleries and for artists, doing some graphic design work freelance. On a whim, in 2003 I took the plunge and joined a pastel class taught by Fran Odum in Tucson, followed in 2005 by a year and a half of weekly classes in oil painting taught by Phil Starke. I’ve also taken plein air workshops with Albert Handell, Anita Louise West, and Lorenzo Chavez in Arizona and New Mexico.

Since moving in 2007 to the small community of Hillsboro, New Mexico, nestled along Percha Creek near the majestic Black Range mountains and the Gila National Forest, I’ve felt increasingly compelled by the beauty I see around me everyday, everywhere, to paint. Art for me is totally involving, keeps me learning new things, and ensures I stay emotionally connected to the land.

My practice is to work outdoors en plein air on smaller studies, and in the studio using these studies and my photos on larger works. I currently show my artwork at Cutter Gallery in Las Cruces, NM and Percha Creek Traders in Hillsboro, NM.

Melody Sears         

 

Shows and Exhibitions

Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson AZ, Annual Contemporary Western Art Show, November 21, 2009 – January 2, 2010.

Percha Creek Traders, Hillsboro NM, “A Hillsboro Year” one-woman show, November 14 – December 6, 2009.

Percha Creek Traders, Hillsboro NM, quarterly gallery shows, 2007 – 2009

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"A particle of pastel pigment seen under a microscope resembles a diamond with many facets. Therefore, pastel paintings reflect light like a prism. No other medium has the same power of color or stability. Properly framed, pastel paintings are one of the most permanent media.”

(from the Pastel Society of New Mexico 2006 15th Annual National Pastel Painting Exhibition Catalog)