Fine Art
Some paintings begin with a place. Others begin with a memory. This one began with a feeling. For years, magpies have appeared
There’s a particular stretch of northern New Mexico where time seems to layer rather than pass. This painting comes out of t
Poems by M. Elwell Romancito Recombinate is a series of poems and short essays that accompany a body of assemblage boxes and b
Crow in the Snow, oil on panel, 20×16,” emerged slowly, built from observation, memory, and intuition rather than s
This painting began the way many of my paintings do — by standing at the end of my driveway and looking out at the land that
When I began Mantis, I wasn’t sure whether I was painting a creature, a presence, or a state of mind. The image grew out of
North Side and South Side are companion pieces inspired by the architecture and living traditions of Taos Pueblo, one of the o
“Over the High Desert Trail,” oil on canvas by Melwell, 28×24 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-
A Meditation on Weather, Memory, and the Sacred Southwest In this oil painting, Veil of Rain, I explore the sacred dialogue be
There are times when the sun is setting and the sky is just so and the angling rays catch the golden autumn leaves and youR