Description: Up for sale is this original painting by listed and collected Santa Fe, New Mexico artist, Melinda K. Hall. Entitled, “Yellow Dog with Pointed Noggin,” this masterpiece is full of character. Colorful and playful with a folk art style she is known for. Signed on the lower right of the canvas and again on the back with title. Still has its original price tag. Frame measures 12” inches square while the canvas painting measures 10” inches square. A fantastic work of art dated 1999. Artist Biography: Melinda Hall (Born 1950) Dallas / Santa Fe Artist Melinda K. Hall was born in Chicago Illinois in 1950. She received her BBA degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas in 1972. She and her husband Gary, both Business Administration graduates, developed several successful businesses in Texas and New Mexico in the 70's and 80's. A long time interest in art became the impetus to attend graduate classes at New Mexico State University in 1987. Santa Fe became the Hall’s permanent residence in 1989. Hall’s studio/home is located in the South Capitol area of Santa Fe where she and Gary share the space with their cat Skauti and Australian Shepherd, Roxie. In her work Hall captures ordinary objects and simple pleasures. Her multi-layered canvases are infused with humorous elements, playful images and text, allowing the viewer to join in Hall’s sophisticated, childlike exploration of life. Her work has been seen in gallery and museum venues, public and private collections, both nationally and internationally, since 1990. Artist's Statement: Someone once asked who had given me permission to paint the way I do. I thought that was a wonderful question because in it was the implication that the work was somehow outside of some set of rules to which a painter had to comply. Painting is not a matter of rules, rather it is an arena of freedom and creative liberty where no permission is required -that is, if one paints authentically. My style evolved in the struggle of push and pull between artist and canvas, in the space of my own private, quirky, little battleground of observation, interpretation, intention and application. What has resulted is a visual journal, a commentary on many universal subjects. As paint and brushes are my tools so are humor, metaphor, playfulness, color and text. I want the work to be initially accessible. I like to draw the viewer into the environment of the painting, invite them to stay a while and there discover more subtle aspects of the work.
Price: 2500 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2025-01-22T17:56:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Material: Canvas
Region of Origin: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Framing: Framed
Subject: Dog
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1999
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Theme: Art
Style: Contemporary Art, Abstract, Folk Art
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Time Period Produced: 1990-1999