Sandy Melchiori

I feel a strong connection with the painting when the paint takes on a life of its own. True inspiration happens for me when the exact representation of what I am painting disappears and I liberally paint with bold and intuitive brushstrokes.

Whatever I paint, for me it is the spirit of it that ignites me to move through every corner of the canvas with bold intuitive brushstrokes and sparks of unexpected color. From my hands each and every brushstroke creates a relationship with harmonious and jarring colors, shapes, and dramatic contrasts. You will be pulled in by the beauty and then deeper to explore how I apply the paint. With combinations of brushstrokes, palette knives, and my fingers the painting becomes a dynamic interpretation of what we see.

I have been referred to as a colorist. And at first glance, the vibrant color is intended to pull you in. Keep looking and you will see more layers of paint that will ask you to look longer and feel the Excitement and Beauty!