"In June" - 16x20 inch oil painting
“In June” original oil painting by Melanie Fenton - 2024
This piece was inspired by my favourite neighborhood walk, which I wrote an essay about one April morning; on noticing, appreciating, and making space for awe. Read the essay here.
These paintings explore the magic of shadows swaying and playing in our environment and in our minds. This work has been part of a practice in softening and gentleness with myself, for others, and in my painting process. I am leaning into softness, transparency, wildness, ease, imperfection, impermanence and acceptance through this work.
Shadows, though themselves dark, are evidence of light. Shadows of plants are evidence of life. But none of it can be grasped. And none of it can be held. The leaves flutter, the sun moves along its predictable and ever-shifting path (okay, technically the earth is moving). Moment to moment they are never static. Nothing is. And that's the whole point. None of it stays, and we love anyway.
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Size: 16” x 20” x 1.5”
Medium: Oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. Signed on the front, signed and titled on the back. Ready to hang.
*Shipping to US or Canada: select “Medium Original Painting” at checkout.
Oil paint takes time to full cure and be ready to safety transport. Please allow 2-3 weeks for me to carefully pack and ship orders and an additional 1-2 weeks for delivery via Canada Post. All orders are shipped with tracking. For more information, and for general questions please see the FAQ.
Contact me directly for inquiries about international shipping.
Copyright: Melanie Fenton retains all rights to the artwork. Artwork may not be resold or reproduced for profit in any way without the artist's written permission.
“In June” original oil painting by Melanie Fenton - 2024
This piece was inspired by my favourite neighborhood walk, which I wrote an essay about one April morning; on noticing, appreciating, and making space for awe. Read the essay here.
These paintings explore the magic of shadows swaying and playing in our environment and in our minds. This work has been part of a practice in softening and gentleness with myself, for others, and in my painting process. I am leaning into softness, transparency, wildness, ease, imperfection, impermanence and acceptance through this work.
Shadows, though themselves dark, are evidence of light. Shadows of plants are evidence of life. But none of it can be grasped. And none of it can be held. The leaves flutter, the sun moves along its predictable and ever-shifting path (okay, technically the earth is moving). Moment to moment they are never static. Nothing is. And that's the whole point. None of it stays, and we love anyway.
—
Size: 16” x 20” x 1.5”
Medium: Oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. Signed on the front, signed and titled on the back. Ready to hang.
*Shipping to US or Canada: select “Medium Original Painting” at checkout.
Oil paint takes time to full cure and be ready to safety transport. Please allow 2-3 weeks for me to carefully pack and ship orders and an additional 1-2 weeks for delivery via Canada Post. All orders are shipped with tracking. For more information, and for general questions please see the FAQ.
Contact me directly for inquiries about international shipping.
Copyright: Melanie Fenton retains all rights to the artwork. Artwork may not be resold or reproduced for profit in any way without the artist's written permission.
“In June” original oil painting by Melanie Fenton - 2024
This piece was inspired by my favourite neighborhood walk, which I wrote an essay about one April morning; on noticing, appreciating, and making space for awe. Read the essay here.
These paintings explore the magic of shadows swaying and playing in our environment and in our minds. This work has been part of a practice in softening and gentleness with myself, for others, and in my painting process. I am leaning into softness, transparency, wildness, ease, imperfection, impermanence and acceptance through this work.
Shadows, though themselves dark, are evidence of light. Shadows of plants are evidence of life. But none of it can be grasped. And none of it can be held. The leaves flutter, the sun moves along its predictable and ever-shifting path (okay, technically the earth is moving). Moment to moment they are never static. Nothing is. And that's the whole point. None of it stays, and we love anyway.
—
Size: 16” x 20” x 1.5”
Medium: Oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. Signed on the front, signed and titled on the back. Ready to hang.
*Shipping to US or Canada: select “Medium Original Painting” at checkout.
Oil paint takes time to full cure and be ready to safety transport. Please allow 2-3 weeks for me to carefully pack and ship orders and an additional 1-2 weeks for delivery via Canada Post. All orders are shipped with tracking. For more information, and for general questions please see the FAQ.
Contact me directly for inquiries about international shipping.
Copyright: Melanie Fenton retains all rights to the artwork. Artwork may not be resold or reproduced for profit in any way without the artist's written permission.