Thursday, December 27, 2012

Christmas market

2012 is drawing to an end.... (but of course it is not an end to our drawing....:)
Here are pictures of our stall at the West Hampstead Christmas market, with our goods on proud display.  Melinart paintings of vegetables, fruits and donuts but also Mr MelinArt upholstered storage boxes, made of Toile de Jouy and French wine boxes.  We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly, talking and sharing coffee and cookies with our neigboring stalls and the happy visitors of the market.  We hope to do it again next year.  In the meantime, we are celebrating the holidays with family and the new year with the happiness that is wanted and needed for all of us.


 
 
 

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Joyeux Noel!

Christmas is coming so for the next few days I will pause and tend to the magical things happening all around.  HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Zesty Clementine

This juicy sweet clementine was taken by the little hands and dispatched before I return to complete the leaves.  We also made a cake with the rest of the lot, using all the juices and zests.  Poppy seeds added for crunch.  YUM!

This watercolour is now displayed in a little girl's room, and she is named Clémentine!

If you would like your own custom watercolour, contact us!




Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Woohoo 2

The lovely Clotilde strikes again.  Featuring a Melinart illustration on her famous and mother of all food blog site,  Chocolate and Zucchini
This series features French Food Idioms and has been so interesting over the years, mixing a bit of French history and litterature with the food theme. Check it out!


Thank you Clotilde!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Just Beet it!

In the famous words of Michael Jackson....!  :)
Ok so his one will be on sale at the Xmas market this Saturday, unless of course you snatch it before by contacting us here !




Close-up of the wonderfully runny colors..!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Watercolor Mushrooms

I am back from a one week business trip and painting like crazy for next Week-End's Christmas Market.  It will be on West End Green 10am to 4pm on Saturday 8 December. 
I hope it will be a success!


Tuesday, November 20, 2012

The Art of House Portraits

I am honored that journalist and blogger J. Walters from Sketches and Jottings has picked Melinart for its daily inspiration topic.  I read this blog regularly and the "inspiration of the day" are well...always inspiring.   Here's the blog's own description:
"...looks inside the journals, diaries, sketchbooks and notepads of artists, writers, travelers and other interesting people."

He picked my house portraits.  It was surprising because, I guess it is not a very developed section on my blog.  So here are a few more examples!

Would that be a fabulous christmas or house warming gift for a loved one?  I do custom portraits so do contact me with price inquiries and specifications.

 
It is always so interesting to see your art through other people's eyes. Here's what Mr. "Global Art junkie" said about Melinart:
"Commissioned house portraits are often accomplished with the precision of a draftsman. I prefer works done with the type of creative eye that fuels MelinArt. This British watercolour artist actually focuses on French Food Watercolors on her visually delightful blog. But she also does beautiful house portraits, and this is the one that caught my eye. She is today’s inspiration."
 
 

How about a painting of a specific street sign for someone who is moving? Or a luxuruous dreamy French vacation house ...!
Do contact me if you want to get your house seen in pretty watercolors