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notes from the attic

"It's a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found." (D Winnicott)

Paradigms

“We must look at the lens through which we see the world, as well as at the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.” (Steven R. Covey) *** This is my very first blog post and honestly I’d rather leave it in the attic gathering dust… First I… Read More Paradigms

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How do you feel about being famous Mr Van Gogh?, oil on canvas. Swipe through the photos for detailed images. It’s based on a rather sad feeling I had at the Van Gogh exhibition earlier this year... In the painting Van Gogh eventually answers the question in the bottom line... As the painted text is quite subtle it might not be visible on the photo, so I write it down. His answer is: “Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn” 🌈😱🎨🌿❤️ #painting #paintings #contemporarypaintings #figurativeartist #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #paintanyway #allaprima #artover #artlovers #artoninsta #artoninstagram #originalpainting #modernpainting #paintingart #paintinginprocess #painted #oilpainting #fineart #artoninstagram #fineartpainting #paintingpeople #melindamatyas
I’m selling you my fears, oil on canvas. Swipe through the photos to see close up images. 🌈🌿🎨🎪🦊😱 #painting #paintings #contemporarypaintings #figurativeartist #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #paintanyway #allaprima #artovetnight #artlovers #artoninsta #artoninstagram #artdaily #originalpainting #modernpainting #paintingart #paintinginprocess #painter #artoninstagram #fineart #fineartpainting #finearts #melindamatyas
The stars are a free show, oil on canvas. Swipe through for detailed images. If any of you ever wondered why certain colour depths cannot be achieved right from the tube, that is because pigments can be very transparent and they need to be "built up" in many layers or with different colour tones. I usually use just a few colours on my palette, and these are: Cadmium Yellow Lemon, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Viridian Green, Ultramarin Blue, Cobalt Blue Genuine and Alizarin Crimson. I highly recommend the Jackson's Professional Oil Colours, they are very rich in pigment and very easy to work with. 🌈🌿🎨❤️ #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #art_spotlight #artworks #fineart #workinprogress #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpainting #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #art #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #contemporaryarts #finearts #artsy #fineartgallery #oilpainting #melindamatyas #jacksonsartsupplies
Detailed images of Ritual, oil on canvas. Swipe through the photos to see more. ************ #painting #paintings #contemporarypaintings #figurativeartist #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #paintanyway #allaprima #artover #artlovers #artoninsta #artoninstagram #originalpainting #modernpainting #paintingart #paintinginprocess #painted #oilpainting #fineart #artoninstagram #fineartpainting #paintingpeople #paintings #melindamatyas
Painting framed, Blue horizon, oil on canvas. It’s a cloudy here and the horizon I see from my attic window looks rather grey... Have a wonderful day, cloudy or not. *** #londonart #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #artistic #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #artworks #fineart #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #artistic_nation #melindamatyas
Detail, mixed media on paper, it brings back childhood memories. 🌈🎪🌿 **** #painting #paintings #contemporarypaintings #figurativeartist #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #paintanyway #childhoodmemories #artover #artlovers #artoninsta #artoninstagram #artdaily #originalpainting #modernpainting #paintingart #paintinginprocess #painted #oilpainting #fineart #artoninstagram #fineartpainting #paintingpeople #paintings #melindamatyas
Detail of legs, oil on canvas Futurismo tendencies 😊😱 ... Have a lovely evening you all! ... #painting #paintings #contemporarypaintings #figurativeartist #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #paintanyway #allaprima #artover #artlovers #artoninsta #artoninstagram #artdaily #originalpainting #modernpainting #paintingart #paintinginprocess #painted #oilpainting #fineart #artoninstagram #fineartpainting #paintingpeople #paintings #melindamatyas
Vortex, oil on canvas, it has finally found its new owner. 😱 Theme inspired by personal mental health issues back from 2009. 🌈 Have a wonderful Friday evening you all! ❤️ *** #londonart #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #artistic #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #artworks #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #artistic_nation #melindamatyas
Traveler, oil on canvas. Disorientation and confusion while travelling through the human condition. *** Each major religion has definitive beliefs regarding the human condition. While Buddhism teaches that life is a perpetual cycle of suffering, death, and rebirth from which humans can be liberated via the Noble Eightfold Path, many Christians believe that humans are born in a sinful condition and are doomed in the afterlife unless they receive salvation through Jesus Christ. And these are only 2 examples of the many out there... *** Then René Descartes declared "I think, therefore I am" because he believed the human mind, particularly its faculty of reason, to be the primary determiner of truth. 😊🎨❤️🎪🦊🌿🌈😱🤡 #londonart #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #artistic #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #artworks #fineart #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #artistic_nation #melindamatyas
Carrying the matter, oil on canvas. It was inspired by the Holocaust themed movie titled Bent. It’s a good one though, I highly recommend it. *** #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #artworks #fineart #workinprogress #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpainting #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #art #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #contemporaryarts #finearts #artsy #fineartgallery #oilpainting #melindamatyas
Blue, oil on canvas *** The idea of “Others”in philosophy, is a recent concept. *** “The Other, as another, is not only my alter-ego. He is what I am not” Levinas. *** Another is the one who is not me, he is the one I am not and at the same time he is the same as me (he belongs to the human condition). Similar and different, close and distant other is both the one I can not do without and the one who might hurt me. *** #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #art_spotlight #artworks #fineart #workinprogress #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpainting #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #contemporaryarts #finearts #artsy #fineartgallery #oilpainting #melindamatyas
Detail, oil on canvas. *** Quote for today: “To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality.” F Nietzsche *** Have a nice day everyone! *** ❤️ *** #artwork #artistsoninstagram #arts #art_spotlight #artworks #fineart #workinprogress #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #oilpainting #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #art #oilpaintingart #paintingoncanvas #contemporaryarts #finearts #artsy #fineartgallery #oilpainting #melindamatyas
Detail, oil on canvas ... I hope you all have a nice weekend. ❤️ *** #londonart #contemporaryfineart #fineartists #fineartwork #contemporaryartwork #contemporaryartists #paintings #paintingart #paintingoncanvas #artistic #artistsoninstagram #arts #artworks #fineart #figurativeart #figurativepainting #paintingprocess #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas #paintingdetail #artistic_nation #melindamatyas
The walls were restless under chalk drawings, oil on canvas. *** I’ve found an old note to myself from at least 7 years ago, I’m not sure I’ve shared it with you. It’s interesting to see the message I was sending to myself long ago and how my life has unfolded since then and what choices I’ve made. *** It’s message still feels electrifying to me... I share it with you below: *** "It’s never too late or early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit...you can change or stay the same, there are no rules. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." - F.S. Fitzgerald *** #arts #art #artistsoninstagram #artsy #artoftheday #finearts #fineart #painting #paintings #paintingprocess #oilpaintings #oilpainting #artgallerylondon #artgallerys #artgallery #londonart #londonartscene #newyorkart #artist #artists #artislife
Today is the last day of the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea, where some of my works are represented by Degree Art. Don’t miss it if you are nearby, it’s very vibrant! It’s in the Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London. ***** #melindamatyas #affordableartfairuk #affordableartfair #degreeart #art #arts #artistsoninstagram #artist #paintings #painting #painted #paintingprocess #oilpainting #oilpaintingoncanvas #oilpaintingsforsale #fineart #fineartists #finearts #fineartcuration
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