What am I up to?

I have been busy with my mural projects in schools up to the end of May. See some videos and discussion at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com.

I will soon open my studio for visitors during the Pontiac Artists' Studio Tour in June.

I am also preparing for a major exhibition opening July 7 at Galerie Montcalm in Gatineau entitled "Inside What You See" / " À l'intérieur du visible ".

I recently discovered the technique of reverse painting on glass (by accident really - I had painted a window for the garage) I am very impressed by the vividness of the colours and the sharpness of the lines). Come see them in my studio.

The Long Stretch                                                    December 2010
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier      10" × 14" (25 cm × 35 cm)   

 

Visionary Heart 2                                                                  2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    10" × 12" (25 cm × 30 cm)

Memory of a Song 2                                                              2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    10" × 12" (25 cm × 30 cm)

Reading By the Sunlight                                                         2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    7.5" × 9.5" (19 cm × 24 cm)

Playful Nature                                                                 2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    7.5" × 9.5" (19 cm × 24 cm)

Man Contemplating Lake                                                       2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    10.5" × 13.5" (27 cm × 34 cm)

Memory of a Song                                                                2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    8" × 10" (20 cm × 25 cm)

Purple Horse                                                                    2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    7.5" × 9.5" (19 cm × 24 cm)

Heart Landing Light 2                                                              2011
Acrylic and oil reverse on glass / Acrylique et huile inversé sur verre    19.5" × 15.5" (49 cm × 39 cm)

Morning in the Cabin                                                              2011
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile    12" × 16" (31 cm × 41 cm)

La joie et la musique                                                               2011
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile    12" × 16" (31 cm × 41 cm)

Serpente e embarcação                                                                               2011
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile    30" × 60" (76 cm × 152cm)

Night and Day                                  2011
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile    60" × 30" (152 cm × 76 cm)

    

"Paint - On the Floor"

Mural created with the students of Mountainview Elementary School, Laval, Quebec            May 19, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Our Garden - Notre Jardin"

Mural created with the students of Gardenview Elementary School, Ville St.-Laurent, Quebec            May 5, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Beautiful Things in Life"

Mural created with the students of Sherbrooke Elementary School, Sherbrooke, Quebec            April 29, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"One Love, One Community"

Mural created with the students of Sinclair Laird Elementary School, Montreal, Quebec            April 7, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

    

"Peace by Peace We Succeed"

Mural created with the students of Souvenir Elementary School, Laval, Quebec            April 1, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Perseverence, Enlightenment and Higher Learning"

Mural created with the students of Jules Verne Elementary School, Laval, Quebec            March 17, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Il faut protéger l'Environment et la Nature"

Mural created with the students of Les écoles Albatros et des Roseraies, Montreal, Quebec            March 11, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

        

"Totem Wall"

Mural created with the students of Hadley Junior High School, Gatineau (Hull sector), Quebec            February 24, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Paysages du Québec"

Mural created with the students of Symmes Junior High School, Gatineau (Aylmer sector), Quebec            February 18, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Sharing the Mythical Forest"

Mural created with the students of Hull Adult Education Centre, Gatineau (Hull sector), Quebec            February 9, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

"Visages de la Nature"

Mural created with the students of L'école St-Joseph, Montreal, Quebec            January 28, 2011

Also watch the video on my Blog at MarcioMelos.blogspot.com

 

 

I started the following paintings when I was visitng my family in Brazil in December and January.