Landscapes | Michele Melina

• Out Of The Mist

  Oil, Linen on Canvas Panel, 16" x 8"

• Suncatchers

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 18" x 12". A snow scene created in the North Shore of Lake Superior during a brief late April snow storm. Just enough snow to dust the land and create a wonderland of beauty.

• Winter Lyric

  Oil, Linen Canvas. The North Shore along Lake Superior has been a favorite subject of mine over the years. This quiet woodland scene was painted from a trip to that region. I imagined the sun poking through the pines to…

• Morning on Rocky Mount

  Oil, Linen Canvas. This scene was taken from an area near my brother's home by the tiny town of Welltown, VA. The cow pasture had a good outcropping of stones. I imagined the early sun popping up and embracing the old t…

• Cathedral

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 24" x 18"

• Egret Island Paradise

  Oil, Linen on panel, 14" x 14"

• Winter's Awakening

  Oil, Linen on panel, 8" x 16"

• Ridge Riders

  Oil, Linen on Canvas Panel, 18" x 14"

• Scattered Showers Today

  Oil, Linen on Canvas Panel, 18" x 14"

• Running Wild, Cascade River

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 16" x 12"

• Summer Grace

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 12" x 36". Summer Grace is a special place for me. With horseback trails along Lake Rebecca (Minnesota) I would ride with my friends along its wandering trails. I created this painting through great f…

• A Drifter's Solitude

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 15" x 30". Listening to the rustle of reeds in a soft breeze is my solitude, out on the water. A kayak or an old fishing boat gets me there! This painting was worked with palette knife and brush.

• A Superior View

  Oil, Linen on panel, 16" x 8". A juniper is perched high on a rocky ledge overlooking a channel leading to Lake Superior. Many breathtaking scenes along the lake's shores have been subjects of mine throughout my career.

• April in Taos

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 16" x 12". A spring's view of the desert coming alive with rushing streams and budding branches. This scene is near the city of Taos, New Mexico. This painting was worked with palette knife and brush,…

• Waiting For Shore Lunch

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 12" x 18". I have taken many trips to Minnesota's North Shore and this scene caught my attention because of the gulls hanging around to see if the fisherman would return with some scraps. I had to pai…

• Wild Superior

  Oil, Linen on panel. The shores of Lake Superior have been a favorite subject of mine for many years, living in Minnesota. The pounding of lake waves reminds me of the ocean even as you look out to sea, its hard to beli…

• Winter Fire

  Oil, Linen Canvas, 11" x 14". Wild dogwood in marsh areas turn firey red in March as the sap begins to flow into its branches, from the warming sun. Its a beautiful sight among the still cold winter days in the upper Mi…

• Till We Meet Tomorrow

  Oil, Linen on panel, 17.5" x 22". Nothing says it better than a sunset to end a busy day.

• Cloud Play

  Oil, Canvas, 18" x 24". I used to live in Minnesota and for many years loved painting the brilliant skies that occurred before, during and after storms, especially while the clouds were floating over a body of water. Cl…

• Afternoon at Silver Bay

  Oil, Canvas, 9" x 24". Afternoon at Silver Bay, is a painting inspired from several trips to the beautiful shores of Minnesota's Lake Superior. The many moods of this lake can change instantly on any given day. I wanted…

• Journey Within

  Oil, Linen on panel, 12" x 16". A beautiful sunset on a Minnesota lake's edge. This scene could be anywhere which allows the viewer to engage in their own interpretation. I wanted to portray the timelessness in the stil…

• Unforgettable.

  Oil, Canvas, 16" x 16". Unforgettable, an end of day scene on Lake Sarah, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The lakes and skies of Minnesota inspire me as an artist. Each day can bring the joy of a new opportunity to capture…

• Rainy Day Drifters

  Oil, Linen on Canvas Panel, 8" x 16"

• Sky Watcher

  Oil, Linen on panel, 16" x 8". This summer we had an enormous amount of rainfall. The humidity was high and so were the clouds! I couldn't resist painting some of these behemoth cumulus rain clouds. This is a scene near…

• Voyager

  Oil, Linen on Canvas Panel, 20 x 20. Sometimes my paintings are built from imagination, which is the case, here. The idea for this painting came from observing the full moon, in the eastern sky, when a storm was brewing…

• Hike Along the Cascades

  Oil, Linen, 12" x 24". "Hike Along The Cascades" depicts the wonderful scenery that the Minnesota North Shore has to offer. This painting is a Finalist Landscape Category with the Art Renewal Center Salon 2012/2013. Thi…

• Egret Island

  Oil, Canvas, 20" x 20". "Egret Island" is a two time Honorable Mention award winner. The first was with the ASTA, American Society of Traditional Artists, with the second from Art Renewal Center's prestigious Salon, 201…

• Winter Lyric

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 16. A late April snow is always a surprise, even in Minnesota. This emotion mixed with the nuance of a fresh snow inspired this painting. Spring warns old man winter, that its time to go. But one more b…

• Silvery Moon, Two Harbors

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 24. The North Shore of Minnesota has so many intriguing places. The Two Harbors area has been a favorite of mine with its rocky shores. I wanted to paint this view as a nocturne, conveying a more serene…

• Winter's Kiss

  Oil, Linen on Canvas Panel, 18 x 26. Winter's Kiss is a Landscape Finalist for the Art Renewal Center 2013-2014 Salon. The inspiration for this painting was from a first snow in December along the Crow River in Hanover…

• Kingdom of Yosemite

  Oil, Linen, 18 x 24. Available through Kelley Galleries, Woodbury MN