Paintings for Sale:

The below works are currently available for sale.  If you don't see something you desire, please peruse the sold gallery for ideas and talk to me about a commission piece, created specifically for you.

    Interested in having a Commissioned Piece:

"BETWEEN 2 WORLDS"

$610
122cm (W) x 91cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)  Oils on stretched canvas, ready to hang
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Poised between his world above and the reef below, the surfer sits there, soaking in our glorious South Australian summer, waiting for his next wave.  The sun trickles through the glassy water into the world below, creating little sparkles as it bounces off the reef. 

"CARDINAL'S RETREAT"

$440
76.5cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
(Framed in white wood 78.5cm x 78.5cm x 4.5cm)
Oils worked over acrylic paint and texture paste on stretched canvas, ready to hang

The Cardinals begin their decent at the end of the day to the lower depths to nestle in for the night, secure amongst the grass forests on the sea bed.

"CUT OUTS"

$340
51cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)  
Oils worked over acrylic paint and texture paste on stretched canvas, ready to hang

There is something freeing about doing an abstract piece - you start with a basic idea and then let the painting take you where it wants to go. This one started from cut outs of random shapes, scrubbed in with oils over a layer of textured acrylic work and texture paste.

"JUST LOOKING"

$440
76.5cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)  
Oils worked over acrylic paint and texture paste on stretched canvas, ready to hang

I just love to capture the tranquility and peace of life beneath the waves - all its beauty and creatures, which one day, may sadly be gone. Seals are known for their curiosity, and here they just want to have a look at what's going on, but are keeping their distance.

"QUICKLY NOW - SINGLE FILE"

$280
51cm (W) x 51cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oils worked with palette knife, on stretched canvas, ready to hang

I love where I live - the peace and tranquility of the country is 2nd to none.  The little surprises you come across in your daily life make you realise you really aren't alone in the world, if you just stop to take in what nature, and the great Australian backyard, has to offer you.

"MANTA RAY"

$440
76.5cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)  
Oils worked over acrylic paint and texture paste on stretched canvas, ready to hang

Capturing the tranquility and peace of life beneath the waves, in all its beauty - a manta ray glides carefree amongst the giant kelp forest.

"HEADING TO THE LIGHT"

$440
76.5cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Swirls of texture paste, covered by Acrylic paints for background with final layers and detail done in oil paints, finished with a satin spray varnish for protection, ready to hang.

I have lived along the coast all my life, and my love of the ocean, it's creatures and the peace are all factors that inspire me to paint these underwater pieces. My love of colour is always evident and reflected in the vibrancy and boldness. My works are very impressionistic and start with an often busy background of colour and texture in acrylics, which I then paint over the top of in oils. I want these backgrounds to add their own interest to a painting in their mark making, but not take away from the main painting on top, and I invite the viewer to get up close and personal and look at what's going on in the many layers. 

"CURRENCY CREEK FUNGI"

$340
51cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oils over acrylic painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang

My partner & I hiked along the Currency Creek Waterfall walking trail, and along the way came across these most magnificent creamy white fungi, as big as your hand, growing from the base of the tree.

"NURRAGI GRASS"

$340
51cm (W) x 76.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oils over acrylic painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang

Inspired by the tussock forming grasses along the Nurragi walking trail which attract and are home to many native critters. The abstract (and not real to life) colours a reflection of the bright, sunny day we went for our hike along a section of the track.
MY APOLOGIES:  I do apologise as I am currently loading my artwork onto BLUETHUMB in order to make purchasing my art easier for you, and also, so you can enjoy the benefits of free delivery, complete buyer protection with guaranteed free returns within 7 days of delivery, Australia wide.  You can still view all my current available paintings below, however, in order to purchase and from below, please reach out to me via my email: melkin@adam.com.au or via the contact form.