Jungle Pixel Studios • Sketches and Illustrations by Pira Melody

Sketches and Paintings from the vaults

Internal Reflections

© 2010, Pira Melody

Using chalk pastel pencils this is done as Mische technique. A black page worked with colour in reverse space. The dialoge is about the universe coming to know of itself through internal reflections shown as a woman with a sacred geometry face using a hand held mirror to contemplate existence.
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

© 1997, Pira Melody

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

© 1997, Pira Melody

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

© 2001, Pira Melody

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

This gallery covers works from over the last 11 years.

© 2010, Pira Melody

Using chalk pastel pencils this is done as Mische technique. A black page worked with colour in reverse space. The dialoge is about the universe coming to know of itself through internal reflections shown as a woman with a sacred geometry face using a hand held mirror to contemplate existence.

© 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.

© 1997, Pira Melody

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

© 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.

© 1997, Pira Melody

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

© 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.

© 2001, 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

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.

© 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.

© 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. 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.