Adaptations of Reality - A Tryptic World of Pretty Things and Enlightening Thoughts...

Fairy Tales and Forest Gnomes - Inside the Gallery

2011-05-15T03:18:00.015+02:00

Hey, friends! For those of you who weren't able to make it around to Chaap Gallery last week, here are some fodos of the exhibition. Six photos of the series were displayed. Once again, thanks to everyone for coming, it was a lovely evening and thank you for letting me share with you. Peace and love to you all. You are wonderful*

You can also see these fodo's on flickr.

"Secret Place" lightbox in dark room

"Speckled Scene" lightbox in dark room

"Subatomic Collisions" lightbox in dark room

"Melt" lightbox in dark room

"What Lies Hidden Beneath the Ferns" lightbox in dark room

See you soon!

"FAIRY TALES AND FOREST GNOMES' - AN EXHIBITION BY KAROL & MEESHLE

2011-04-20T02:05:00.012+02:00

INAUGURATION/OPENING NIGHT :::: MAY 7th :::: 7pm - 11pm

OPEN DAILY FROM :::: MAY 8th - May 14th :::: 10am - 6pm

::::Exhibition will run for one week.::::

Body and Nature interact for a totally new, multi-dimensional experience of

photography, video art, and ethereal sound.

::

Chaap Art Gallery :::: 82 Duong De Quai - Along the Red River

DIRECTIONS: To arrive to Chaap Art Gallery, simply make your way down 310 Nghi Tam or 124 Au Co until you get to the end. If going by 310 Nghi Tam, turn left at the end until you reach #82. If coming down 124 Au Co, turn right at the end and continue until you reach #82. You're here!

(Please refer to event poster for map.)

See you there!

"Bite Night" - My Hanoi Debut Exhibition!

2011-01-19T11:19:00.020+01:00

This past Saturday, January 15th, 2011, a very special charity event was held here in Hanoi at the House of Son Tinh (31 Xuan Dieu). Organized by Art Beast, a local art & music promotion company, "Bite Night" was their premier event, bringing together over 250 local Hanoians for a night full of art and music, sponsoring Hanoi charity, Little Tigers.

Thanks to all who joined us, we raised enough funds to open a special needs center in Little Tigers' sponsored orphanage on the outskirts of Hanoi. This was very fulfilling, indeed, and has given Art Beast great motivation to continue as Hanoi's newest art & music promoters and event planners.

This was a special event for me as it was my debut exhibition in Hanoi!

A varied selection of works were displayed - pieces from New World, Aquatic Tales, Hypnotic Patterns, along with the new "Wildlife & Play - A Coloring Book by Meeshle."

It was also my "Meeshle Moon - Walking on Ashes - Sample EP" - CD Release Party! "Walking on Ashes" includes 8 tracks, all of which were created and recorded between the 6th and 9th of January, and released on the 15th of January, 2011. Write to meeshlemoon@gmail.com to get one of the 200 copies made.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported the artists and musicians on this very special night. We couldn't've done it without you!

Here are some photos of the installation! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.*

The installation - general view

Aquatic Tales installation

Hypnotic Patterns - four framed A2 pieces

"Tea Melt" - Sold!

New World A3 prints - box installation

"Formation of Bird"

Aquatic Tales A3 prints

I'd like to give a special thanks to friend, Melonie Mack, for her wonderful ideas and long hours of help in preparing this beautiful installation - just hours after having arrived in Hanoi from New York. Thanks so much, babe! Couldn't've done it without you!*

Hypnotic Patterns - A2 Prints!

2010-12-13T01:52:00.013+01:00

Hypnotic Patterns printed on glossy A2 photo paper. Beautiful!

7 prints

Original Roots

Sol Melt

Tea Melt

Red Melt

Night Blooms

Underwater Melt

Sun Vines

...more to come!

Aquatic Tales A3 Posters

2010-12-13T01:38:00.009+01:00

The Collection

Lady of Secret Abundance

The Flying Scallop

Retrographic Seaweed

The Curious Rainbow Fish

Deserted & Motionless

Wildlife & Play - A Coloring Book by Meeshle

2010-12-12T15:43:00.006+01:00

Hello, everyone! I am excited to announce that there is now a Wildlife & Play coloring book. The book contains 14 pages of A3 (250g) paper, perfect for coloring on - pencil, crayon, marker, pen or water color will all do! Be creative and enjoy your finished piece mounted on your wall. :)*

front cover

back cover (with containing pages)

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All things left to be shall eventually find their peace.

2010-10-05T04:44:00.000+02:00

New Work, New Work!

2010-10-04T08:13:00.012+02:00

"Formation of Bird"
(Ink and paint on wood panel - 122.5cm x 180cm / 48.2in x 70.9in)

-In my humble home in Hanoi, just in time for its 1000 years anniversary.
Happy birthday, Hanoi!-

After a year of respite, the place and time of artistic sanctuary has returned.
Life comes around full circle.

"Watching Eyes (The Source Within)"
(Ink and paint on wood panel - 122.5 cm x 63cm)

flying away...

2009-09-27T09:51:00.008+02:00

the little birdies...

are flying away...

The Rolly Pollies & Friends

2009-08-06T15:59:00.014+02:00

So it's time to meet the Rolly Pollies, and friends!
Such as the slightly-unstable, yet lovable little guy we call Gizzy.

He's disgustingly cute.

A Rolly Polly Summer

A Rolly Polly Day Out

Rolly Pollies in Outerspace

A Rolly Polly Winter

The entire collection...

The Incubation Bubble... where they breed, play, and grow!

Meet Gizzy!

The Ups & Downs of Gizzy

You can also check this stuff out at meeshle.com.
See you again soon!

The Doo Drops

2009-08-02T10:39:00.009+02:00

In the Land of Nod Illustration #3

Ink and pencil on 220g. A3 paper

"And when dusk settles in on the Land of Nod,
so do the Doo Drops..."

To be continued...

When a Blu Bulb meets a Porcus Pig...

2009-08-01T17:08:00.024+02:00

In the Land of Nod Illustration #2

When a Blu Bulb meets a Porcus Pig, something magical happens...
A great warmth is created, attracting colorful creatures from far and wide to rest and play by their side, getting happily lost for moments upon moments in the good energy that together they make...
Some even change color!

Ink and pencil on 220g. A3 paper

Quick note on The Land of Nod: This is going to be an ongoing project of mine, so I'll be posting illustration after illustration, as they come. I'll put them all together in the end for a most magical surprise!!! Stay tuned...

To be continued...

The Flying Longboarder

2009-07-30T13:54:00.022+02:00

For those of you who are in need of some fresh air, beautiful scenery, and a lot of positive energy, make your way up to Oyambre Beach in Comillas (Cantabria, Spain) where you'll also find The Flying Longboarder Surf Shop which, aside from a fine selection of surfboards, longboards, apparel, and some really nice surf photography books, you'll also find a lot of good art on the walls, including some High Lighter work by yours truly!

Here are some pics to help tell the tale...

"Nature is the Best Classroom"

"The 1st Stage in Lillyfoot's Circus"

"Desert Flower"

"Somewhere Around Midnight in the Enchanted Forest"

"Mr. Lovely Lips"

"Art is Life"

"Sea Life"

Thanks for stopping by!

In the Land of Nod

2009-07-23T10:46:00.013+02:00

In the Land of Nod Illustration #1

"The Slumberlox"
Ink and pencil on 220g. A3 paper

"The Slumberlox is a dreamy ol' chap
that sprouts out of the most unusual places..."

(detail)

To be continued...

URBAN ART 2009

2009-07-21T19:07:00.011+02:00

Great times this past weekend in Brixton for Urban Art 2009. Here are some shots of the action! Thanks to everyone for your love and support! xx

Meeshle, Love Artist and the Great Nic Holas in sing-song...

Me & the Great Nic Holas - making pretty!
Those who give shall receive. Thanks for everything, Nic!
(Photo courtesy of Alan Miah.)

Art on display: Pieces from the Technicolor Rainforest, Emblems, Paintbrush Art, New World Limited Edition Prints and Peace Comes from Within Tee's (see www.meeshle.com for more!)

A beautiful day chillin' with some homegirls...
(Photo courtesy of Alan Miah.)

Here's to new friendships and positivity!

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"Baby Blue's First Glimpse of Love"

2009-07-16T18:58:00.007+02:00

(Acrylic, tempera, and ink on 80cm x 40cm wood panel)

Somewhere deep inside a mother's universe is a pleasant surprise...

Don't Think Twice Collective at St. Helens Festival, UK

2009-07-09T14:13:00.009+02:00

+July 4th and 5th, 2009+

Great time with the crew! Check out the Don't Think Twice Collective and Don't Think Twice Magazine on facebook.

"Subterranean Refuge"
Did some live painting there at the show.
(paint on canvas)

"SUPERTRANCE!"
Decided to do some high lighter work - always fun!!!

In action!

Beautiful graffiti work by Ian.
2- 8"x16" panels!

Beautiful graffiti work by Zap Graffiti!
(Pictured are Ciaran and son.)
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Thanks to everyone who made this happen!
And always remember, Don't Think Twice.

JUMBLE FRESH!!!!

2009-07-02T00:05:00.017+02:00

First show madness! --Had a great time! I'd like to thank everyone for stopping by, to all of the artists and their beautiful artwork, to Ciaran Robinson of Jumble Fresh for getting things started, and to the Old Shop which provided this wonderful space for the three-day event (25-27/06/09) . We fixed the place up and gave a deep breath of fresh air to the people of Luton, UK.

Here are some pics of the action. Enjoy!:

Welcome to Meeshledom! Fully equipped with all things pretty.*
Original pieces exhibited included "Howie's Inexplicable Altering State," "Infinite Landscape," "Spiritual Travel," "I Love you, I really really do!" and "Many Moons," along with prints and "Peace Comes from Within Tee's" (all available at my online shop)!

A fancy little guestbook for the eye to see.
If you look closely, it spells "guestbook"... for more detailed pics of the guestbook, visit: the facebook fan page!

Here's the piece I ended up doing on Saturday night, entitled "Love Life Eternal" - the newest member of the high lighters collection! Two words: SUPER FUN!!! (19"x24" ink on paper)

(in action!)

Ah, good times! ^^)

*****Guess that's about it! For more pics, please visit the facebook page. Other than that, I just want to say it was great seeing everyone and thanks again to all involved. Peace.*****

PAINT THE PAINT - NEW WORK!

2009-06-16T14:19:00.007+02:00

Practicing the Paint the Paint Philosophy.
The basis of organic art: Using what we have (to create art)!
Learn more at www.paintthepaint.com.

"Enchantamillion"

"Peace"

(detail)

"Daylight a Song"

THE END.

MY MAGIC MUSHROOM

2009-06-15T10:38:00.005+02:00

60cm x 30cm wood panel
(paint and gold supershine!)

close-up

"No Need for a Prayer- Time is Limitless"

2009-05-31T10:32:00.004+02:00

Ink & Thought on Tiny Card

...early morning drawing session...

"Elepaio" - NEW WORK!

2009-05-27T15:25:00.005+02:00

Paint and Ink on 60cm x 30cm wood panel

I found out about "Elepaio" through the Hawaiian folktale called "Kimo - The Whistling Boy" by Alice Cooper Bailey.

Wikipedia describes the elepaio as...
"a bold and curious little bird, and thus it was attracted to humans whom it found working in its habitat, and it quickly learned to exploit feeding opportunities created by human activity, altering its behavior accordingly - which incidentally made it even more conspicuous."

read more...

Tryptic???

2009-05-06T13:52:00.004+02:00

tryptic: of, relating to, or produced by trypsin or its action

trypsin: a proteolytic enzyme that is secreted in the pancreatic juice in the form of trypsinogen, is activated in the duodenum, and is most active in a slightly alkaline medium

...Basically that means the life-providing energy that travels throughout our bodies. And that's what I make. ^^)

Welcome!

2009-05-05T23:51:00.004+02:00

Hello, my lovely guys 'n gals! And welcome to... THE BLOG THING!!!!!! I'm going to be using it to display new art mostly, but like it says above, I'll be using it for lots of other "novedades" as well - tips, events, projects, and things I like! So there you go! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again reeeal soon-like! Happy days!

-Meeshle!*

2009-05-05T22:51:00.003+02:00

"Aaah... Clean Drawing!" - A Quick Tip on How to Draw Cleanly with a Work in Progress

I'd just like to share a little tip with you today, dealing with... ohhh... clean drawing... Yesterday I decided to dedicate much of the day to working on a piece I'd started the other day con muchas ganas! (See here) Lovely, lovely, great, great, great! Everything's going juuuuust dandy! Super enjoying myself as always - maybe even a little toooo muuuuch.... ;)

So I put the drawing aside to take a break..............(See: here)

When I looked back at the drawing there was a big black dot resting on the paper. I said, "Oh my god? What is that?"

Now, see, usually I have it clear. And here's the tip:

***Always, always, always take care of unwanted dust or ash, or other kinds of little things by BLOWING them off the page!!!! Never use your hand or finger to WIPE them off the page.... they could be made of something nice and juicy, and leave a happy brown trail behind.

If it won't come off by blowing on it, and it's something like marker felt residue (usually caused by colouring something in), still don't wipe try to wipe it off the page... simply dab your index finger DIRECTLY vertically over it. It'll stick onto your finger and you'll be able to lift it up off the page without creating any smears. Or use tweezers. Good.*

Ah! But even if this DOES happen, and you DO get a smear across your page, never worry - where there's a problem, there is always a solution.*

So let's see how we fix this one....

^^)