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Melissa Furness: On pain- ting . . .
painting

From the Studio 14 : Glazing with Oils

  • June 18, 2022

I decided to try out something a little different with this panel that I have started, which has a developed drawing of weeds and overgrowth across it’s surface. I utilize […]

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drawing

From the Studio 13 : Drawing on Panel

  • June 11, 2022

Creating a drawing is often a delicate task on a delicate surface…. That also must be expensively handled. I love to make drawings, but there is always this dilemma of […]

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painting

From the Studio 12 : Meeting a Deadline

  • June 4, 2022

These past two weeks I have been doing the arduous work of refining and completing a large painting. I promised my gallery an image and info about the new work […]

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dialogue

Dialogue 1 : Exhibition Concept

  • May 27, 2022

I’ve been focusing on refining the small details of this latest painting, which I have discovered doesn’t exactly come across entirely well on camera. It is really slow going and […]

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painting

From the Studio 11 : Steady and Strong Hands

  • May 20, 2022

I am back to my home studio this week, and I have unloaded the car and have been getting the work situated in my studio. I have been thinking more […]

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on site

From the Studio 10 : Site Specifics

  • May 13, 2022

My stay as an artist in residence at Jentel Arts has now come to an end. The time seems to have sped by! I am really happy with what I […]

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on site, painting

From the Studio 9 : Making Progress

  • May 6, 2022

On my third week as an artist in residence at Jentel Arts in Wyoming, I am making decent progress on a large painting! I’ve been working to fill out a […]

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on site, painting

From the Studio 8 : What a Pain!… ting

  • April 29, 2022

As an artist in residence, one is awarded with an amazing space to work, a supportive artist’s community and time!! It is such a gift to have the time to […]

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on site

From the Studio 7 : Becoming an Artist in Residence

  • April 22, 2022

I am now an artist in residence at Jentel Arts near Banner, Wyoming—Yeehaw! It’s been interesting settling into this new place–my new temporary studio space, conducting creative research on location […]

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on site

From the Studio 6 : Creative Travel

  • April 15, 2022

See what it’s like to go on an artist’s residency! It takes a bit of organizing to prepare for all that one needs to bring with you in order to […]

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  • From the Studio 14 : Glazing with Oils
  • From the Studio 13 : Drawing on Panel
  • From the Studio 12 : Meeting a Deadline
  • Dialogue 1 : Exhibition Concept
  • From the Studio 11 : Steady and Strong Hands

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