Capturing a memory and the inconsistencies therein, this body of work is still fresh with papermaking and patterning occasionally weaving its way into this practice inspired by Rhode Island and my daily life raising children in the Ocean State.
Melanie dai Medeiros- Brickyard Pond in Fall, acrylic on canvas, 24x24, 2025
“Boyden Heights in July” oil n canvas, 24”x24”x1.5”, 2021
“Acts of Independence” part of the Time Capsule series, acrylic on upcycled toy, 11x12, 2022.
Haines Park in Winter, acrylic and abaca pulp paper on canvas, 24x24. 2021
“As of yet untitled memory from a late afternoon January walk with my girls making snow angels and face planting in the snow” acrylic and abaca pulp paper on an outgrown and upcycled wooden child’s toy, 2022.
‘Little Compton” RI portrait series
Golden acrylics on canvas, 36”x36” 2018
“Prudence Island” RI portrait series
oil on canvas, 36”x36” 2019-22
Inferiority Complex, oil on canvas, 2022 SOLD
East Bay Bike Path in August, acrylic and abaca pulp aper on canvas, 12x24. 2020-21
"Layered Memory"acrylic on driftwood, 2020
SOLD
“Hold Still” acrylic on watercolor paper, 2017, 12”x16”
Sharp Curve, oil on panel, 2021
“Summer 2017” Moments of Recall series
oil on canvas, 24”x24”
“Summer 2018” Moments of Recall series
oil on canvas, 24”x24”
“Spring 2019” Moments of Recall series
oil on canvas, 24”x24”
White Tail Deer on Prudence Island, RI, oil on matboard, 2002-21
Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Intern Housing, watercolor, 2023