Shades of Violet~ Purple Trends

Violet by Melody Phaneuf, Oil Painting, 20 x 16

“The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green or violet, you can’t even say it’s blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray.” ~Vincent Van Gogh

Symbolic of royalty, violet or purple, is on trend in decorating. In challenging economic times, what could be more comforting than living with color fit for a king?

As I consider the color’s various associations with serenity, mysticism, and creativity, I am reminded of a report I wrote about Phoenicia in the third grade. At that tender age, Phoenician culture fascinated me, particularly its artistry. Ancient mariners, it was the Phoenicians who extracted indigo dye from mollusks continue reading

Melody Phaneuf is a Boston Artist, working at Fenway Studios. Phaneuf is well known for her evocative still life and landscape paintings and has achieved significant acclaim for portraiture. She has exhibited at Galerie Herouet in Paris, The National Arts Club in New York City, and with Art du Monde, a traveling exposition in Japan. Phaneuf’s paintings are regularly displayed at the Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street, Boston, MA.

Melody The Artist Home, founded with photographer and color specialist, Martha DiMeo showcases the artist’s original paintings on tumbled marble tile murals and coasters, fine art prints and note cards. Online ordering at MelodyTheArtist.com/shop

Violet, is a 20 x 16 Oil Painting by Melody Phaneuf. Fine art prints of this image are available at MelodyTheArtist.com/shop

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• Defining Purple
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• Designing With Purple

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Homage to Spring~ Rhythms and Roses

Rhythms and Roses, 24 x 17 Oil Painting by Melody Phaneuf

Tomorrow is the first day of spring and it is almost warm enough to work in the garden. The idea of renewal has us adjusting to brighter days, lighter colors and thoughts of new growth. There is a delicacy in the air, a quickening sensation of life force.

Roused by the Muses of Spring, I created Rhythms and Roses. It is one of a series of four paintings inspired by seasonal delight. The delicate color is soothing to our eyes, a gentle emergence from the neutrality of winter months. Continue reading

Melody Phaneuf is a Boston Artist, working at Fenway Studios. Phaneuf is well known for her evocative still life and landscape paintings and has achieved significant acclaim for portraiture. She has exhibited at Galerie Herouet in Paris, The National Arts Club in New York City, and with Art du Monde, a traveling exposition in Japan. Phaneuf’s paintings are regularly displayed at the Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street, Boston, MA.

Melody The Artist Home, founded with photographer and color specialist, Martha DiMeo showcases the artist’s original paintings on tumbled marble tile murals and coasters, fine art prints and note cards. Online ordering at MelodyTheArtist.com/shop

Rhythms And Roses, part of The Rhythms Series, is a 24 x 17 Oil Painting by Melody Phaneuf. Fine art prints and handmade notecards of this image are available at MelodyTheArtist.com/shop

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• Freshen Your Home for Spring
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Spirit of The Sea~ Bass Rocks, Gloucester

Dawn, Bass Rocks, Oil Painting by Melody Phaneuf

Transition. Nature is waking up; the delicate pink of the early morning skies are lightly tinged with diaphanous orange, a glowing promise of warmer days to come. This scene is why I call Gloucester home; I remain in the alluring contrast of rugged coast against ethereal skies and ever-changing sea. Continue reading

Melody Phaneuf is an award-winning artist, painting on location in Gloucester and at Fenway Studios in Boston, which, she thinks, is a perfect balance. She is a regular exhibitor at Northshore Arts in Gloucester and The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston.

Dawn, Bass Rocks~ Oil Painting by Melody Phaneuf, 20 x 16

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Artful Stimulus~ Relics of The Sea

Relics of The Sea, Oil Painting by Boston Artist, Melody Phaneuf

Evocative of a world of voyaging, treasure, and discovery, Relics of the Sea engages the viewer on a mystical as well as a decorative level. Subtle lighting and color gives the painting a misty, mysterious essence. In this pensive quality of light, revelation can unfold. continue reading

In Relics of The Sea, the intention was to fathom a deep level of consciousness. The subtle gradations of color and gentle pendulum-like movements in the painting’s composition quiet us and give rhythm to our breathing. Etched by their journey, round, transparent glass floats focus our vision and invite us to dwell deeper within. Accents of edge draw us cyclically through the painting. We are concerned with mythical, not linear time. The mood evoked is contemplative, a design for introspection and self-discovery.

Melody Phaneuf is a Boston artist, working at historic Fenway Studios. She resides in Gloucester, Ma, where, the enchantment of the sea captivates her imagination.

Relics of The Sea, oil painting by Melody Phaneuf, 32 x 24

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• Lore of The Sea
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