Sketches and Paintings from the vaults
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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.
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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.
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Melding
© 2006, Pira Melody
Simple two colour sketch in freehand (no pre-sketch) just raw emotion.
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Subteranimous
© 1997, Pira Melody
Raw pen on paper. This was my first attempt at pointillism to define shapes. Oddly amusing.
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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.
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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
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Cubista
© 2006, Pira Melody
A raw pen release of an obviously frustrated emotional state.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
