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Melinda K. Hall Joins Roster of
Prominent Artists at the Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM – Meyer East
Gallery is extremely honored to announce that Melinda K.
Hall has joined their roster of prominent artists at the
Meyer East Gallery.. In her work Hall captures ordinary
objects and simple pleasures. Her multi-layered canvases
are infused with humorous elements and playful images
allowing the viewer to join in Hall’s sophisticated, yet
joyful exploration of life. The Meyer East Gallery will
host a welcoming reception to celebrate this unique
artist on October 8, 2010 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the
Meyer East Gallery at 225 Canyon Road. Through October
9, 2010.
Neighborhood Glimpse - More Than Two Story Houses
50"hx60"w, Oil on Canvas. $7,400
“Making art is a highly personal affair . . . a
one-on-one relationship between artist and medium. If
one’s work is genuine, the result always reflects a
degree of autobiography. In my paintings the subject
matter revolves around simple yet fundamental aspects of
life, home, pets, travels, observations of everyday
objects and events. The elements I prefer to transmute
are a combination of painterly surfaces with naïve, brut
imagery, an optimistic outlook and a firm belief that
humor is an absolutely essential part of life. I am very
grateful that I have found painting as a means of self
expression and to know that the process of learning
never stops,” explains Hall from her Santa Fe studio.
For quite some time Hall has lived in Santa Fe, New
Mexico with her husband, Gary. She and her husband, both
business graduates, developed several successful
businesses in Dallas and throughout New Mexico. A long
time interest in art became the impetus to attend
graduate classes at New Mexico State University in
Alamogordo in the eighties. Painting professionally
since then, garnering great critical and commercial
success as well as many collectors
This Cat is a Major Mouser
14"hx14"w, Oil on Canvas. $1,700
Hall, who has long delighted legions of collectors with
her quirky and witty vision of a world slightly askew,
is determined to continue her personal commitment to
develop her artistic vocabulary. "I have been really
trying to broaden my view of what my paintings can
mean," Hall confides. "I have to remember that first and
foremost I am an artist who is looking for the very best
way to express myself. I am really centered on that
right now. I've just got to keep myself focused on
finding these new directions. You have to be very
vigilant about doing that."
This is the Morning Fare
28"hx28"w, Oil on Canvas. $3,700
The painter's recent works are more intriguing and
enigmatic. Hall describes her newer paintings as
mysterious, a mood she plans to explore further. "I want
to add a little bit more mystery to my work, where my
personal 'symbology' is not totally evident," she
explains. Where a central figure used to dominate each
painting, Hall is putting more emphasis on the images on
the periphery and the edge.
The new direction is in part due to a change in Hall's
life. She and her husband moved from their home in
Tesuque to a smaller residence, which they built not far
from the capitol. Stunning in its simplicity, the new
residence represents a shift. "We took a small space and
made it work," Hall states. "I'm taking each individual
part of a painting and making it interesting, so it
works with the whole."
Some Elements of Good Grooming
42"hx42"w, Oil on Canvas. $5,600
Attempts to stretch her artistic soul are characteristic
of Hall, who began to study French at the same time she
took up painting. "I thought one fed into the other.
Just learning that vocabulary and the structure of the
sentence was exactly the same thing I was doing on
canvas," she notes. Hall adds that she has always
been a person who has done her own thing. "This is a
natural progression," says Hall.
“I am excited to be joining Meyer East Gallery. It seem
like a perfect fit and also a natural progression,” Hall
concludes.
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