Jungle Pixel Studios • Sketches and Illustrations by Pira Melody

Sketches and Paintings from the vaults

Peak within Reach

© 1997, Pira Melody

Pastels on Canvas. This was my first attempt with oil pastels. It was my last year of school and things were pretty hectic, so I hid in the art room and created this little beast. It was the story of breaking through from the oppression of the world, and growing to new heights.
Enlightened Steps

© 2008, Pira Melody

Raw pencil sketch. This is the story of a man's struggle up the seemingly straighforward path toward enlightenmind within.
Subteranimous

© 1997, Pira Melody

Raw pen on paper. This was my first attempt at pointillism to define shapes. Oddly amusing.
Grotesque

© 2006, Pira Melody

A freehand pen sketch, lost in translation. The contrast and balance seemed quite fluid and felt rather good to get out of my head.
Rafter Dude

© 2002, Pira Melody

Raw Pen on pad. This was a rather rough attempt at portraying some dude on a raft on white water...hmm
Orange Beetle

© 1999, Pira Melody

This was my first attempt to draw with coloured pencils. It was an assignment for University. I completed it in one night, dusk till dawn.
Grey's Viz

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw Pen on pad. This was transpired while in Union Square of Manhattan city, NY. I was enchanted by the meditation session that had occured with the great artist, Alex Grey.
Masked

© 2000, Pira Melody

Pencil on paper. This was my second attempt at using coloured pencils to draw. It turned out alright I reckon. The three characters are real people, I can't remember all their names. The green dude is Bhagwan Shree Ragneesh.
Shenandosile

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw pen on pad. This was a fun little free flow that happened while aboard the great Shennandoah tall ship of Martha's Vineyard. We had a week long charter with the Grade Five children of Chillmark school, and we were all sketching for fun.
Haven's Gate

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw pen on pad. I was sitting outside Mocha Mott's in Vineyard Haven enjoying a burrito when this little sketch evolved.
Limitator

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw pen on pad. This was the confusion that errupted after an arduous journey by bus from New York to upstate whoop-whoop. My friend and I had arranged to rendevous but alas I ended up stranded in hicksville. This was the culmination of disturbed thoughts.
Pervortices

© 1997, Pira Melody

Raw pen on paper. Unrestricted flow of emotional release. This was done at age seventeen. Go figure, it makes very little sense.
Mutterings

© 2000, Pira Melody

Raw pen. Again this has some subtle symbology and is open to interpretation. Something about being 'under the thumb' comes to mind.

This gallery covers works from over the last 11 years.

© 1997, Pira Melody

Pastels on Canvas. This was my first attempt with oil pastels. It was my last year of school and things were pretty hectic, so I hid in the art room and created this little beast. It was the story of breaking through from the oppression of the world, and growing to new heights.

© 2008, Pira Melody

Raw pencil sketch. This is the story of a man's struggle up the seemingly straighforward path toward enlightenmind within.

© 2006, Pira Melody

Simple two colour sketch in freehand (no pre-sketch) just raw emotion.

© 1997, Pira Melody

Raw pen on paper. This was my first attempt at pointillism to define shapes. Oddly amusing.

© 2006, Pira Melody

A freehand pen sketch, lost in translation. The contrast and balance seemed quite fluid and felt rather good to get out of my head.

© 2002, Pira Melody

Raw Pen on pad. This was a rather rough attempt at portraying some dude on a raft on white water...hmm

© 2006, Pira Melody

A raw pen release of an obviously frustrated emotional state.

© 1999, Pira Melody

This was my first attempt to draw with coloured pencils. It was an assignment for University. I completed it in one night, dusk till dawn.

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw Pen on pad. This was transpired while in Union Square of Manhattan city, NY. I was enchanted by the meditation session that had occured with the great artist, Alex Grey.

© 2000, Pira Melody

Pencil on paper. This was my second attempt at using coloured pencils to draw. It turned out alright I reckon. The three characters are real people, I can't remember all their names. The green dude is Bhagwan Shree Ragneesh.

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw pen on pad. This was a fun little free flow that happened while aboard the great Shennandoah tall ship of Martha's Vineyard. We had a week long charter with the Grade Five children of Chillmark school, and we were all sketching for fun.

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw pen on pad. I was sitting outside Mocha Mott's in Vineyard Haven enjoying a burrito when this little sketch evolved.

© 2006, Pira Melody

Raw pen on pad. This was the confusion that errupted after an arduous journey by bus from New York to upstate whoop-whoop. My friend and I had arranged to rendevous but alas I ended up stranded in hicksville. This was the culmination of disturbed thoughts.

© 1997, Pira Melody

Raw pen on paper. Unrestricted flow of emotional release. This was done at age seventeen. Go figure, it makes very little sense.

© 2000, Pira Melody

Raw pen. Again this has some subtle symbology and is open to interpretation. Something about being 'under the thumb' comes to mind.