https://www.melissahefferlin.com/hand-pulled-prints daily 0.75 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1701813551506-A2T0DPHHVCDH1V9NJ2IM/Grief.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1736092721739-SCCOCJCBLMH2UW8IEL6C/Sacred+Space-Days+of+Tenderness.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - Sacred Space: Days of Tenderness Hand-pulled lino print on Kozo paper / 12 z 12 in / Available edition of 50 I did not expect the extreme tenderness given to me in the process of caring for a loved one with a critical illness. The beauty of my sisters’ characters, and the sweetness of the patient remain with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1736092429446-DLMK41RDJBDSB8DMPPDF/She+Closed+Her+Eyes+to+Save+the+Moment.JPG Hand-Pulled Prints - She Closed Her Eyes to Save the Moment Hand-pulled Linocut Print on Kozo paper / 12 × 9 in / Available Though the figure is not me, her is experience is based on my trip to Venice during pandemic lockdown. One of my life’s most astonishing experiences will always be twice riding for an hour in a gondola, with not another boat in sight. The water calm. I was surrounded by the architecture, the ornatments on the boat, and the sound of the oar (“remo”) moving the water. It was almost too much beauty to bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1701895418190-BF9NI9AG2SY00G4R1MHM/Muse+SM.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - Muse Linocut on Japanese paper / 12 x 12 in / edition of 40 / Available If one is prone to discouragement, sometimes it seems that you go about your business while the world burns. Climate change. Wars. Divisions. Here the artist’s working relationship with the model is so strong that no inferno can impede them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1701814188534-XT7VRU848ZOV7X2LT1EZ/Grief.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - Grief Linocut Hand-pulled print on Japanese paper / 12 x 10 in / limited edition / Available Sorrow comes to all of us. There is beauty in the care that our loved ones show in attending to us in the sorrow. Inspired by our own sorrow at recent deaths, and of course, recent wars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1701814154349-303WJRIO0BNOIF9WYBRZ/Solace.jpeg Hand-Pulled Prints - Mourning Linoleum cut on hand-made mulberry paper / 5 x 4 inches / limited edition / Available In the past year it was our family’s turn to be exposed to sorrow and loss. I imagined my Nymphs, usually so playful and feisty, and how they would give solace to one another. I wondered about clothing them, about the nudity. But a visit to Moroccan hammam, where the women left their clothes in a locker to wash and restore their spirits in the beautiful waters convinced me that the nudity was right. The small size, however, bothered me. I wanted to try them at a bigger size, and so I made Grief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661343857901-4RRPM6TSGB8ZSKF7O8J5/Invasion.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - Invasion Linoprint on Kozo Paper / 18x18 in / Available from the artist When on Feb. 24 Putin’s army invaded Ukraine, we had Ukrainian artists arriving as guests in our home. My point of view after that changed abruptly. I became extremely aware that as I brushed my teeth, wrote thank you notes or planned my day, elsewhere tanks were rolling through villages, destroying people’s lives. The young woman is indifferent as a coping strategy. The dog displays her concerns. Sale of the first three prints I will give to Ukrainian refugees trying to settle in my town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454465621688-D7SMOLM7WGELOPN5ZXNH/TheWay.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - The Way Linoleum Print on Handmade Paper / 12 in x 12 in / Cutter & Cutter Fine Art There was once a real midnight swim in a Swiss lake under a bright moon. Not pictured here are the pair of swans who observed the dip. The nocturnal landscape was so beautiful that I wanted to keep going forward forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1701814659365-PLXYFD2BVZXWSM8CYMS4/Sisters-in-Crime-Website.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - SISTERS IN CRIME Hand-pulled linoleum print on Japanese or Nepalese paper / 12 x 6 inches / limited edition of 40 / Available at Cutter & Cutter Flowers are a passion of mine, and when I see lovely blossoms I always yearn to steal them for our table. The Nymphs said they'd do it for me. The prints come in black, red or burgundy ink on a variety of white, creamy or blue artisan papers. Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464174968615-VR8KGYVO73RGWYEWOANW/Still-Life-of-the-Interior-Website.jpeg Hand-Pulled Prints - Still Life of the Interior Linoleum Print on Hand-made Paper / 8.8 x 7 inches / Cutter & Cutter Fine Art What is the soul, and do rabbits live there? Limited edition of 40. Available in red, browns and black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1662038273305-P6SVLOE0R3X2K7OEXCX6/The+night+the+world+burned...+copy.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - The night the world burned she stayed in to think. Linocut on paper / 12x12 in / Limited Edition of 40 prints Watching the news, a person could think that every day we live our lives, the apocalypse is beginning: melting ice caps, rising seas, species disappearing, wars and famine…What does one do in the face of perceived disaster? I am unsure of the answer, but I’m thinking about it. So is she. Hand-pulled prints on kozo paper from Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1631278318712-B7SF7MFHBB8S090XHGAK/Because+of+Him+She+Always+Wore+Stripes+%28LINOCUT%29.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - Because of him she always wore stripes Block print on Japanese paper / 12x12 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art An imagined narrative from my recent month in Venice, Italy. Cut and printed in Venice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1481639176599-JWMB3AUE1CZ8MD5QP21N/The+Deli+Baroni-Website.jpeg Hand-Pulled Prints - New***The Deli Baroni Linoleum print on handmade Japanese and Nepales papers / 7.25 x 10.75 inches / limited edition of 40 / Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Since 1994 I've been finding culinary treasure at Paola and Alessandro's Florence, Italy delicatessen, Baroni Alimentari. Grana Padano, ricotta de pecora, soprasotta salami, tuscan honey with white truffles... At their counter I first ate mortadello, bresaola and real balsamic vinegar. This is for all people the world over who enjoy the hunt for flavor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479723253940-S4EJG9RHJXI2DX34IMAK/A-Good-Mother-Website.jpeg Hand-Pulled Prints - A GOOD MOTHER Hand-pulled linoleum print on Japanese or Nepalese paper / 12 x 12 inches / limited edition of 40 In honor of my sisters, Lorelei and Jennifer, who keep the happiest hens on earth. Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464174884057-IEAPHHJE5CBZKVPV4BSN/Lucky-Hop-Website.jpeg Hand-Pulled Prints - Lucky Hop Linoleum print on hand-made papers / 12 x 12 inches Limited edition of 40 prints Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1470090426445-X1E1HWCY4S1MOBC6RHN9/Printmaking+Statement.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1424282618852-95N52EB2CXJX33O7Z86G/HorsesFoughtforAttentionSM.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - The Horses Fought Jealously for Her Attention Limited Edition Linoleum Print on Unryu Paper / 27.5 in x 20 inches Marta Barroso Fernandez charms the stallions with her flamenco dancing outside Olvera, Spain. Available, also in black   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463638934788-2Y2F7KG03PSMNHD2W9JV/Cariben%CC%83o-Website.jpg Hand-Pulled Prints - Caribeño Limited Edition Block Print on Unryu paper / 7.75 x 8.75 inches A dressage stallion, an Andalusian, at Epona Spain, and beautiful riding school in Carmona, where I sometimes visit. Available, also in black https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1448975252588-VQYUI85ES6Z1QB38LGQJ/BocephalusRed.jpeg Hand-Pulled Prints - Bocephalus Linoleum Cut on hand-made Unryu paper A few time each year I attend a performance at the Real Escuela in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. I abstracted this stallion's image, still grey with youth, from a young Andalusian at the Royal School.   https://www.melissahefferlin.com/figurative daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661343469390-2X1PNVG0NKFLS59DZZ9L/Reclining+Nude.jpg Figurative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1762214045874-A7QOGWA08Z6U8C28D9PR/After+Egon+Schiele.jpg Figurative - After Egon Schiele Watercolor on Paper / 8 × 9.5 in / Available Working with a live model is always a joy, and especially when she or he is willing to be emotionally present. Oria excelled. I’d return to Palermo just for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1766191870585-ACB25IM2F0V2JGEU6CWU/Daydream.jpg Figurative - Daydream Watercolor and Walnut ink on paper / 8 × 8 in / Available from the artist While in Palermo the model Oria enchanted us with her soulful poses. I have seldom met such an inspiring model, and we are grateful to her for the time she gave us near Quatro Canti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1712441330128-BBACQ1HWMFOIK09P1VIP/Study+for+Vessel%2C+II+SM.jpg Figurative - Study for Vessel, II Oil on Panel / 11 x 14 in / Available at Reinert Fine Art One of my influences is textiles. I love rich, interesting fabric, because the color and design give me amazing compositional tools. The background in this piece is from Uzbekistan, and I’ve waited a long time to find its purpose. I love the title vessel, because of the pun between the obvious large bottle, and that women are so often the vessels of the plans and beliefs of others. That is changing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1712440997113-1ANIGZNL8U4TV7EUAJ0N/Velasquez+Games+SM.jpg Figurative - Velasquez Games Oil on Panel / 12 x 12 inches / SOLD at Reinert Fine Art I always wanted to place myself within a composition in the mirror, the way Velasquez did in Las Meninas…. Thanks to the wonderful Phoebe for reading for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1701873298902-4Z4NAPYQZCRSDVXDU8KE/Study+for+Vessel+SM.jpg Figurative - Study for "Vessel" Oil on Cradled Panel / 7 x 5 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in 2024 Always fascinated by glass forms, whether Roman or recent, I hankered to begin a series of women holding vessels. I’m still finding my way. This mini study offers me a direction in which to proceed. Cloth is extremely important to me. This background is an embroidery by the Lakai nomadic tribe from in and around Uzbekistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1424282449351-HCO4H7V1B0GFCZ4Z7GTW/LearningtheStepsBest.jpg Figurative - Learning the Steps Oil on Linen / 60 in x 48 in / Available at Reinert Fine Art Most Andalusian village houses have rooftop terraces. Marta Barroso Fernandez teaches Clara Olid some steps to a Sevillana dance on top of the studio. Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661340223021-O8MEJ80EOEJ7LEDQVN2Z/The+Threshhold+Website.jpeg Figurative - The Threshhold Oil Linen / 39x39 in / Available from the artist After several years of painting with traditional light sources, I was eager to pose someone or something against the light. Friend Oli Price kindly obliged, and offered excellent conversation during the hours he sat as still as a sculpture. Obstacles included not being able to actually SEE his facial features, in shadow as they were, but the challenge gave me much joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661341860005-7T73A029KZ9CTNOOMSDX/Reclining+Nude.jpg Figurative - Reclining Nude Watercolor on Paper / 9 x 13 in / Available from the Artist I very seldom paint watercolors, and even more seldom allow them to survive….but this one I like. The model rested beautifully, and it was a great day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1629026146572-54K9N4J9KPGFEA828PT3/Self+Portrait+under+the+skylight+copy.jpg Figurative - Self Portrait Under a Skylight Pastel on toned paper / 22 x 15 in / Available from the artist There are tested rules about the lighting situations which are most flattering. Light coming in from 3/4, slightly above the sitter, are generally always successful. I wanted to try some brutal light from above, putting much of my face in shadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1687956066674-IKTOGJCIHP5FKIU8KQJQ/Daud%2BSketching%2Bin%2BVenice.jpg Figurative - Daud Sketching in Venice Watercolor on Paper / Collection of the Artist I’m honored that this little watercolor is featured in the January “Artists Painting Artists” expose in Fine Art Connoisseur. Daud and I painted joyfully during a month spent in Venice during pandemic lock down. We we expect that never again will we see the watery city without tourists. Our apartment had a glorious view, and here Daud is capturing it from the balcony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661341287321-EVDY03M9IOZDTO6ERU61/A+Boy+Named+for+a+Cookie+Hefferlin++Website2020.jpg Figurative - A Boy Named for a Cookie Oil on Linen / 39x59 in / Erlanger Children’s Hospital, Tennessee What an honor to receive a commission to paint the history of McKee Foods in two parts, for Erlanger Children’s Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The family is dear to me since childhood. The challenge was to fit several episodes from the business’ development into a cycle of images. In the center is young Jack McKee, son of founders Ruth and OD McKee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661342527903-RUD926AKA2YQUSCAI878/A+Cookie+Named+for+a+Girl+%28Final%29.jpg Figurative - A Cookie Named for a Girl Oil on Linen / 39x59 in / Erlanger Childrens Outpatient Hospital The second mural depicting the history of McKee Foods, this painting begins with the introduction of Little Debbie snack cakes and the move of the company headquarters to Collegedale, Tennessee. As I put myself through two years of art school working at McKee Bakery, I was particularly honored to be selected as their artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1600719116594-AH7NP2B4SYPATGK07WL0/Hefferlin_The+Yellow+Glass_Oil+on+Linen_29x36_2019.png Figurative - Adventure's Spiral Oil on Linen / 28 x 36 in / Available from the Artist Vylan visited me for a month or so, and left a permanent mark of organization and delicacy upon my home. Our backgrounds shared many aspects, and her conversation was thoughtful. I painted her composed on two chairs, with a gentle, fern-like swirl of lavender unraveling her future towards her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1505056331123-SC4U3ZE3BLVG43BEP22W/Olga.jpg Figurative - Portrait of a young girl Oil on Canvas / 12 x 12 inches / 2017 I met this astonishing girl on a recent trip, and I remain charmed by her radiant spirit. I had to attempt a portrait. Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1424282163826-BC6JB5N4SI48AR2TJGH4/SevillanasandStallionsFinal.jpg Figurative - Sevillanas and Stallions Oil on Linen / 73 x 39 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art In the villages of Andalusia there are a few skilled couples who are able to perform a version of flamenco dance with Andalusian stallions. The performance is astonishing and archetypal when done well. Here, with Marta Barosso Fernandez and Ismael Martin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454109165069-OMW88ULMPW1DXP1PNZP9/image-asset.jpeg Figurative - Andalusian Dreaming Oil on Linen / 39 x 78 inches / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art A group of about ten friends rode all night under a harvest moon through olive groves in the mountains of Cadiz province, Spain. At four in the morning we stopped at a hacienda to rest the horses and set up a bbq. These were two of our steeds, resting quietly at dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1655401159535-3HXMCH6NXX3IU6Q235XN/Melissa+square.jpg Figurative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1712441342469-6F1G5MPX6C7WK3HV206H/Manatee+Rescue.jpg Figurative https://www.melissahefferlin.com/stilllife daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1766191215698-LS7FQ2L584RIUEFWDVCC/Rose-+Thirteen+Objects+%28For+Criss+Canning%29.jpg Still Life - Rose: Thirteen Objects Oil on Linen / 48 × 30 in / Available in January at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art This painting is an hommage to the artist Criss Canning of Australia, whom I enormously admire. We had a great conversation on the podcast “An Artful Life,” which you can find on that tab of this website. My friend Nandini said to me while looking at Criss’s paintings, “You should do a monochoromatic theme painting like she does.” And I thought that was a wonderful idea. I strayed a bit from the rose theme, but nonetheless there are many, many shades of rose. Coral. Salmon. Etc. The silk velvet was an investment I made in Venice, from the Bevilaqua family of weavers. They’ve been making textiles for palaces since the 1400s, and the beauty of their materials is a source of inspiration to me. Yes, you can make magnificent art using rags and remnants of inexpensive fabric. But I love to incorporate the most sophisticated and glorious fabric I can find. That makes me happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1766191215698-LS7FQ2L584RIUEFWDVCC/Rose-+Thirteen+Objects+%28For+Criss+Canning%29.jpg Still Life - Rose: Thirteen Objects Oil on Linen / 48 × 30 in / Available in January at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art This painting is an hommage to the artist Criss Canning of Australia, whom I enormously admire. We had a great conversation on the podcast “An Artful Life,” which you can find on that tab of this website. My friend Nandini said to me while looking at Criss’s paintings, “You should do a monochoromatic theme painting like she does.” And I thought that was a wonderful idea. I strayed a bit from the rose theme, but nonetheless there are many, many shades of rose. Coral. Salmon. Etc. The silk velvet was an investment I made in Venice, from the Bevilaqua family of weavers. They’ve been making textiles for palaces since the 1400s, and the beauty of their materials is a source of inspiration to me. Yes, you can make magnificent art using rags and remnants of inexpensive fabric. But I love to incorporate the most sophisticated and glorious fabric I can find. That makes me happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1762212236143-OH73NCWN7L256TMXT0ZT/Begin+Anew-+It+was+the+snail%27s+turn.jpg Still Life - Begin Anew: It was the snail's turn Oil on linen / 20 × 24 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in January 2026 I spent an autumn in Palermo, to collect my thoughts and recover after a challenging year. It was a good choice. I took with me some of my most treasured fabrics, including this saffron silk from Tetouan, Morocco. The dazzling lushness of it always lifts my spirits. The other treasures were suggested by the Sicilian adventure. I do favor having an avatar in a still life, a tiny adventurer. So when I met the snails, I was delighted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1762213684447-5MVUEJTVJE7OEOY76WFC/On+the+Red+Carpet%281%29.jpg Still Life - On the Red Carpet Oil on Linen / 20 × 16 in / Available in Jan at Cutter & Cutter Lately I’ve been particularly conscious of making altars. Sometimes they are more like little uplifted stages. Think puppet theaters. And the uglier and crazier the world gets, the more I yearn to make the stages beautiful. My newest avatar is the snail. We bought her in a Persian rug store, where they also had ceramics. She seemed optimistic, kind, and prone to benevolence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1762213332710-MCKSHNQN5HKYT2Q034WN/Afternoon+of+the+Pomeranate.jpg Still Life - Pomegranate Afternoon Oil on Linen / 20 × 27 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in January Maybe because my mother was a fine seamstress and quilter, I am so drawn to good fabric. Textiles. If they are handmade, all the better. I believe that the hours put into creating the fabrics bring added goodness to a painting that I also make by hand. The pomegranate seemed perfect to languish within Moroccan rose and gold silk, and Venetian lions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1745523805086-Z797GNVIB0082XEBGIAH/Begin+Anew+Traveling+Protocols+SM.jpg Still Life - Begin Anew: Traveling Protocols Oil on Linen / 60 × 40 in / Available May at Cutter & Cutter, FL Changes are the current reality in mine and my husband’s life…dwellings, countries, parents…everything is changing. The “Begin Anew” series reflects that. All these paintings are about moving from one life stage to another. Many pieces have mothers and daughters (in animal version) to reflect the death of my mom, Inelda, this Spring. The lushness of the textures reflects my optimism that beauty awaits ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1733585963899-CYGEOBSXJ6WBSDYQTLN2/The+Soloist+2024.jpg Still Life - The Soloist Oil on Linen / 25 × 21 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Arriving in the gallery in February, 2025. My love of lemons borders on the compulsive. It’s a good thing we have a tree… While I am a lifelong realist artist, I do love the abstraction of it, too. Here the color combinations resonated with my search for joy. I realized the amazing skill of the Dutch Golden Age of painting while working on the lilac silk fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1532822242333-JRRXPSSQAG3JNWPB5QOB/Higher+Hare.jpg Still Life - Journey of a Higher Hare Oil on Linen / 36 x 29 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art I was yearning for the colors of an Andalusian summer, and so was my friend the magical rabbit. Can you find my husband in this painting? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1723635777583-MFWDG3Y0XK4OCE188VNM/Loosen+Your+Tie+5mb.jpg Still Life - Loosen Your Tie Oil on Linen / 24 x 30 / 202 / Available at Reinert Fine Art I composed this still life intuitively, hungering for the luxurious textures and saturated color. When I was finished, the silk ribbons draped around the vase reminded me of a man in evening wear, who has loosened his bow tie and is relaxing. The saffron silk came from Rabat, Morocco, in the mid-1800's. I am becoming deeply interested in historical textiles. Things still made by hand... Juried into Oil Painters of America National Convention and Exhibition, 2024, Wichita Kansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1712440384683-3U5KFWIF6S60RAE1DBH9/The+Order+of+the+Sun+SM.jpeg Still Life - The Order of the Sun Oil on linen / 40 x 30 in / Available from the Cutter & Cutter Fine Art After several compositions which were highly ornamental, I wanted to set this one with lots of quiet space. While I’m still deeply engaged with the tail feathers, their role is more supporting in this piece. I was remembering Richard Diebenkorn as I placed interest at the edges. When I hung the brass harness ornament at lower right, I knew the title. It felt like hanging a medal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1712440198114-PI75GXLGYMZX0497YY18/The+Weight+of+the+World+SM.jpg Still Life - The Weight of the World Oil on Linen / 20 x 24 inches / Available from the artist Many of you know that rabbits are my avatars in the little worlds I create in my still life tableaux. I stole this one from my sister, the architect Heidi Hefferlin, and I imagine I’ll have to return it someday. I found the tiny wheels so optimisitc. The saturated nature of the lux textiles was comforting to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1683202878893-12M06CM68VG765BYVB30/Caryatid+5+mgb.jpg Still Life - Caryatid Oil on Linen / 30x30 in / at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in 2024 One of my perpetual puzzles is how to compose a frontal still life which is not staid. The explosion of tail feathers, my current love, begins the effort. The samovar, so much like a pecking chicken with it’s extended spout, continues the theme. Can you find the Caryatid? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1691054097537-6SL2FLNTRKJAN0ERIPN7/Altar+III+Best+Instagram.jpeg Still Life - Altar, III Oil on Linen / 84 x 40 in / Available at Cutter and Cutter in Jan 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1712439811411-INZGDC9BXJ2ZHAQNKXIF/Alchemy%2BSM%2B2023.jpg Still Life - Alchemy Oil on Linen / 34x38 in / Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in 2024 As a young reader I loved stories about alchemical efforts. This tableau is my assembly of semi-magical objects from which I hoped to create a result more magical than the sum of the parts. It all began when a friend gave me a bouquet of tail feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1683202806953-Z5JOEIBBDXV78YAB35CF/MH200.jpg Still Life - Retrices and Royal Blue Oil on Linen / 30x24 in / at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in 2024 My son, artist Timur Akhriev, often composes using powerful color fields, but I had not often done so. When my sister gave me this sheet of royal blue cotton, my opportunity sprung to life. The current historic Vermeer show is often on my mind. I think of this still life as a portrait of the samovar, in the spirit of Hans Holbein’s “Sir Thomas More” at the Frick Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1687955426625-HSOTGO7DJ94XFHSBGM3A/Chalice.jpg Still Life - Chalice Oil on Linen / 24 x 19.5 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Two feathered “hats” from 2023…. retrices given by a friend with chickens, and a feathered hat postcard bought at the historic Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam. I was most drawn to the monstrous shape of the feather’s shadow. So much linear delight for an artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1655401062912-JGXPL24YJ5I1VX80S771/Melissa+square.jpg Still Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1602857622191-95SE8ZCIG63BLHDNRI7P/Plentitude.jpg Still Life - Plentitude Oil on Linen / 24 x 19.5 in / Collection of the Artist Selected by the Society of Women Artists, London, for the 2021 Salon. Pomegranates have signified plentitude for centuries. A friend recently told me that in China the fish is also a symbol of plenty and prosperity. Originally this painting began with only the pomegranates and the fish, but later I added the two transparent bottles and my current favorite object, the rusty nail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661252184156-0S4DK3Y4MERVS7Q86A70/Waiting.jpeg Still Life - Waiting Oil on Linen / 35x54 in / Available from the artist In past years I’ve begun to collect beaten copper from Europe. The reflective properties and the colors, from peach to purple, enchant me. Sitting here in the window, they reminded me of checking the window (or even waiting in the window) for a glimpse of the beloved’s return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1560747956906-P1OC8KE2UXOYH48T0GS8/Righteous.jpg Still Life - Righteous Oil on Linen / 32 x 21.4 / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art One of my favorite “actors,” this copper pitcher has been in my studio since my husband discovered it for me in the back of an antique shop in Arezzo, Italy. I love it’s proud form, sturdy and tilted upwards. I placed it on a throne, an ideal of utility and beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1631981221019-CF8DQRFM98WWQXHQNTHL/Lepus+Baroque+SM.jpg Still Life - Lepus Baroque Oil / 39x39 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art An assemblage of treasure from Italy: an antique copper pitcher from Arezzo, glass from Murano, ribbon and fabrics from Fortuny and Bevilaqua of Venice, and my very own peacock feather. All this finery made the rabbit feel regal and Baroque—-thus the name, in Latin, of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1627899701676-RYNNU01J5DARSP1ULTHV/Flirtation.jpg Still Life - Flirtation Oil on Linen / 30x30 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Composed along the principle of a spinning pinwheel, this cornucopia of favorite objects describes the tension of attractions: delicious fruit, a coy Titian lady, the clever rabbit, a passage away. Who is flirting with whom changes daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1501414922685-FJBFRH3PFZALPI11RAVV/Talisman+II+Website.jpeg Still Life - Talisman II Oil on Linen / 30 x 30 inches/ Available Cutter & Cutter Fine Art The Lakai silk-on-wool embroideries from Uzbekistan are fertility talismans, as well as exquisitely ornamental wall hangings. This one invited other objects from around the studio to assemble: a Murano vase bought 30 years ago, some Moroccan pigment, a Japanese teapot, some jute, and a somewhat Venus di Milo figurine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1517599688617-Y8LBSX6ZC5KVHWWH5TTW/TransparencyWebsite.jpg Still Life - Transparency Oil on Linen / 16 x 20 inches A recent studio move changed my lighting situation. I've been using a little more electric light. Unchanged is my love for glass. Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1505058325472-OYQ800B3L21LYP8G4XZL/StillLifeLast.jpg Still Life - Still Life with Profile Oil on Linen / 20 x 24 inches / 2017 An ode to the Andalusian summer of 2017 with a dangling piece of jute which formed a cartoonish shadow silhouette. I feel lucky when a still life pleases me visually and is also a little funny, or at least quirky. I love this quote, "A major criterion for judging the anxiety level of any society is the loss of its capacity to be playful.” ― Edwin H. Friedman, Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1577631992815-4TNQ5X3ETSYXU6J8SW0X/image-asset.jpeg Still Life - Ensemble Pastel on Paper / 9 x 18 inches / Available from the artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464160998918-Q1EMF1X9647DQYOUJ2X6/BrassPotWebsite.jpeg Still Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1592645484446-9HUQKD3AGRS6TECW9N9Y/image-asset.jpeg Still Life - The Things We Take With Us Oil on Linen / 31 x 31 inches / 2019 / Available at Anderson Fine Art Gallery in St. Simon’s Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531128288621-SZD2NPL6H14804CI9R3L/Against+the+Light.jpg Still Life - Against the Light Oil on Linen / 2018 Many of my still life have highly-ornamental fabrics and bright colors. I wanted this one to be quieter. Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1513535206519-3FN4AYVJAWBO4UBXZ7S3/Showgirl-Website.jpg Still Life - Showgirl 12x12 inches / oil on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1532822129314-3F1GAYACB7NTTG66MRHP/Higher+Hare.jpg Still Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454463646688-BOE670YENC1V0EVXUDFF/TheBlueTeapot.jpg Still Life - The Blue Teapot Pastel on Paper . 22.5 x 37.5 inches In this pastel I was interested in the call and response of the color red around the composition, and also to challenge myself with pattern. At the Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531127267494-A4BLY6RY9IQGA11NN2VT/Thistle-SM.jpeg Still Life - Thistle Oil on Linen / 24 x 20 inches My beloved winged rabbit returns in this cacophony of colorful textiles. I think of the little rabbit as an intrepid adventurer, the Fool in tarot cards, who, having little importance with the personal number of zero, adds a ten-fold value to all he touches. Block-printed African fabric, Oaxaca tablecloth, silk scarf by Daud Akhriev for Serithea Silk Scarves. My favorite copper pot from Arezzo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1500470987869-5Z9HNRS4LUAFZ5KSFHO4/TalismanSmall.jpeg Still Life - Talisman 12 x 12 inches (30 x 30 cm) / Oil on Wood / 2017 A stunning embroidery from Uzbekistan provided the foundation for this composition. For many years I've been organizing figures and still life against the white walls of my adopted "Pueblo Blanco" in Andalusia. This bath in saturated color is a swing in a new direction. Available https://www.melissahefferlin.com/sold-work daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1733585638006-VAQCFK9I7LO1N29FLFE7/In+the+Shadows.jpg Sold Work - In the Shadows Oil on Linen / 63 × 51 / Sold at Reinert Fine Art “Wandering Spirits” exhibition with Melissa Hefferlin and Daud Akhriev opens at Reinert Fine Art March 7, 2025 in Charleston, SC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1733585638006-VAQCFK9I7LO1N29FLFE7/In+the+Shadows.jpg Sold Work - In the Shadows Oil on Linen / 63 × 51 / Sold at Reinert Fine Art “Wandering Spirits” exhibition with Melissa Hefferlin and Daud Akhriev opens at Reinert Fine Art March 7, 2025 in Charleston, SC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1745524206157-0PKHYZ2GGQZ2FXF6VZZD/Begin+Anew-Mother+and+Daughter.jpg Sold Work - Begin Anew: Mother and Daughter Oil on Linen / 30 × 30 in / Sold at at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art WINNER IN STILL LIFE CATEGORY at Oil Painters of America Naitonal Juried Exhibition 2025!! Many of the “Begin Anew” series feature and mother and daughter rabbit, in honor of my mother’s passing this Spring on the eve of my birthday. Tired of simplified backgrounds, I went for the most baroque piece of fabric I own: four feet of Bevilacqua silk damask from Venice. This painting nearly killed me with complexity, but when the light began to feel as if filtering through a shaded window, then I knew I was on the right track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1723633910151-B4TFYRGDICPIM5C9NRG8/A+Red+Ribbon+Day+SM.jpg Sold Work - A Red Ribbon Day Oil on Linen / 29 x 24 in / 2024 / Sold Reinert Fine Art Recently my husband and I have been making some decisions which have lightened our spirits tremendously. As an alter to the happier direction, I found the brilliant silk cloth apt. The name comes from the phrase "a red letter day," which I altered to reflect my favorite ribbon. A painting to mark hopefulness. Painted entirely from life. Exhibition opens March 7 2025 at Reinert Fine Art, Charleston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1733586597344-XUH9FKCZFMZZUGQXRIWF/Time+Travel+2024.jpg Sold Work - Time Travel Oil on Linen / 39 × 39 in / Sold at Reinert Fine Art in March 2025 As my husband and I return to Venice, I have that watery city on my mind. The history, the faded glory, the textiles and crafts, the baroque lushness of it all…. Can you find the time traveler? Fabric courtesy of the Bevilaqua Tessitura family…who have been weaving silk damasks since teh 1400s… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1719253707528-JUIAZ9UXV7BHCQC7AHNC/Sometimes+the+Beauty+was+Bittersweet.jpg Sold Work - Sometimes the Beauty was Bittersweet Oil on Board / 14 x 12 in / Sold through Cutter & Cutter Fine Art This second piece was a pill... and I began again four times. Finally the two iris made friends with my newest rabbit (she's Dutch) and I included the coral, silk ribbon for continuity between the three pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1719253702157-U3WV47AAQWQMQIP5KYNT/Nana%27s+Bunny+Fugue+in+Rose.jpg Sold Work - Nana's Tea Time Oil on Board / 12 x 12 in / Sold from Cutter & Cutter Fine Art I was humbled to be asked to create three memorial pieces for a family who had lost a matriarch. I was given loose perimeters, being able to include rabbits, tea and flowers if I so chose. I was able to virtually meet the clients. What a joy it was to create three paintings for a woman who had inspired so much love. My classic magical rabbit appeared in this first piece, with a fresh rose and coral silk ribbons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1474194135467-ZARQUYFMDBYFU20RO8GU/LolaReclining-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets 6 x 8 inches / oil on carton / 2015 Private Collection, Pennsylvania   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1723634547831-VTZP45UTZCV8C7MCZ35S/Awards+Ceremony+SM.jpg Sold Work - Awards Ceremony Oil on Linen / 21 x 14 in / 2024 / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Inspired by the Paris Olympic Games and the delightful athletes, who showed so much heart and sportsmanship, I created my own medal podium, with studio winners. Painted entirely from life, without photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1640023284689-GS05JQZL1TB12AF3P5Y6/Lepus+Baroque.jpg Sold Work - Lepus Baroque Oil on Linen/ 39x39 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art A month in Venice during lock-down enriched my spirit with the decadent textures of the watery city. Across from our apartment was the fine damask producer, Bevilaqua (tablecloth from them). We also discovered fabrics by the house of Fortuny, a Spaniard who moved himself to Venice and began a textile empire. The rabbit, ready to float onto the canals in her silver boat, loved all the decadence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1655374189322-YK0AF8MI86QDQHSWEHVM/MantonNuevodeMarta-website.jpg Sold Work - Manton Nuevo de Marta (Martha's New Shawl) Oil on Linen / 30 x 26 inches My friend, Marta Barroso, dancing on my rooftop with the new, embroidered silk shawl which was a gift to her from her family. These shawls are an investment for a Spanish dancer, as only the best, heavy silk shawls fly in the best way. This pose expressed a powerful and joyful womanhood. Private Collection, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1602754882743-YNS39TNNHDOQGPJFC6HN/Merienda+CAFE.jpg Sold Work - Merienda (Afternoon Tea) Oil on Linen / 59 x 39 in / Private Collection Stopping for tea or coffee and a snack at 6 pm is a Spanish tradition I adopted with alacrity. Here I utilized a point of view which I admired in recent work of John Michael Carter. My friend, Clara, was willing to model for me while showing off her merienda-ing experience. Notice the chair which she was re-caning before the break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1592645937463-59VKWVV6F8SWHS54B614/Colorful+Harvest-Hefferlin-oil-12x12-2020-website.jpg Sold Work - Colorful Harvest Oil on Linen / 12 x 12 in / Sold at Cutter and Cutter Fine Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1506415119987-QRYL9CZRK8IXSRXT8CG1/Brie%27sVistaWebsite.jpeg Sold Work - Point of View Oil on Linen / 36 x 29 in / 2017 Private Collection Berlin Brie Stoltzfus visited our Spanish village for much of 2017, and I was attracted to her sense of elegant serenity. She and her husband, artist Caleb, inhabited a home with a fantastic roof terrace, and a composition was born. I enjoyed abstracting the pastoral landscape. The hours spent together at sunset I'll never forget. Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1633985791282-CXVC9U42447LHNF5KXUY/Portrait%2Bof%2BCora%2BWebsite%2BHefferlin.jpg Sold Work - Warrior (Portrait of Cora) Oil / 29 x 25 in / Pending I loved this girl’s style and intense gaze. She was participating in life fully, and with skepticism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1631277180026-U7ERCFYY696NDU0IJ2OX/The+Best+of+Spring+SM.jpg Sold Work - The Best of Spring Oil on Panel / 10 x 8 in / Sold through Cutter & Cutter Fine Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1500471261261-SIL0CJPVZH36C5QJOXKN/TalismanSmall.jpeg Sold Work - Talisman Oil on Wood Panel / 12 x 12 inches / 2017 A stunning embroidery from Uzbekistan provided the foundation for this composition. For many years I've been organizing figures and still life against the white walls of my adopted "Pueblo Blanco" in Andalusia. This meditation in saturated color is a swing in a new direction. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1616540476436-YQMD5ETCQCOZ9LX11TGC/Window+Seat+SM.jpg Sold Work - Window Seat Oil on Linen / 14 x 12 / 2021 / Sold My window paintings always have yearning in them, a pull to the outside world. With the year of Covid-19, I feel that pull, particularly. We’re working in a new space, and I’m only just learning the light there. The copper pitcher is new to me, but I can already tell I’m going to love working with it for the rest of my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464168848292-P1AWB9HU727UYLNHEKAC/butterfliesflewunderwebsite.jpeg Sold Work - Butterflies Flew Under Oil on Linen / 16 x 20 inches Collection of Virginia Webb and Randy Slater, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464169023718-A0ZGOCEUQTXHSXRI84VX/tiedwitharibbonwebsite.jpeg Sold Work - Tied with a Ribbon Oil on Linen / 21.5 x 15 inches / 2014 Collection of Jack and Betty McKee, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1457534404922-H2LMW3I726D3Z1OMY92G/BestinShow.jpg Sold Work - Best in Show Oil on Linen / 28.75 in x 36 inches Private Collection   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454465123891-H9QWKS4LGSIC0A1ZP2CW/ConsiderWhatYouWishFor.jpg Sold Work - Consider What You Wish For Oil on Linen / 40 in x 40 in Permanent Collection of the Edmond Hotel, opening 2017 Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1424281742855-1O7Q16FC1DUD8YRMZC7F/LemonsfromtheTree.jpg Sold Work - Lemons from the Tree Oil on Linen / 12 in x 12 in Collection of Elliot Noss, Canada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531128539274-QKR258JT709IZUMXP2TR/Against+the+Light.jpg Sold Work - Against the Light Oil on Linen / 2018 Many of my still life have highly-ornamental fabrics and bright colors. I wanted this one to be quieter. Private Collection Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463640174129-5C6W3UNBB59LUF5V0B1O/Boleria-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Boleria Pastel on Paper Laura Rodriguez dancing on our roof, Olvera, Spain. Collection of Tina Wright, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1424282365928-KRSBWH2C3W3K97KC2MSJ/IsmailMartin.jpg Sold Work - Ismael Martin Oil on Linen / 36.2 in x 25.6 in My riding instructor, Ismael Martin rides dressage, "doma vaquero" and drives horses in harness. His performances on horseback are sought at weddings and parades around Andalusia. I love him for the patience he employed during the five years he taught me to ride while I spoke almost no Spanish. Private Collection, Denver, Colorado USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463639924164-ZQU3V9OF5178R347RQPR/SERENITYSMALL.JPG Sold Work - Make a Wish: Serenity Oil on Linen / 36 x 36 inches A portrait of violinist Sheri Peck, with music which she played at her mother's funeral. Collection of Southern Adventist University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454463116104-INFHIIV0LS2C7U6V24VH/OnePerfectChestnut.jpg Sold Work - The Perfect Chestnut Oil on Linen / 48 inches x 60 inches Peace and quiet found on a ski lift. Violinist Sheri Peck models. Private Collection, Louisville, Kentucky USA   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463822537121-XJP28F1LIKXCD93HC663/EchoSM.jpg Sold Work - Echo Oil on Linen / 40.5 x 72 From the artist's tour of the American West. Private Collections, Scottsdale, Arizona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463823322003-BP6WXSGWOSUN9WNJ64WI/HAPPINESSWebsite.JPG Sold Work - Postcards from Happiness Oil on Linen / 20 x 16 inches Knowing when to stop making a painting more "real" can be difficult for a realist painter. In this piece, about my love for the town of Locarno, Switzerland, I thought this version expressed most perfectly my affection. I chose loose paint and emotional rather than realistic color. Collection of Geir Friis, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463639668359-I33OUHUXOD3PL3EXW5JN/MakeaWishBalance-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Make a Wish: Balance Pastel on Paper / 38 x 50 inches There is tension between the desire for the bonds of relationships, and the desire for independence. Collection of Laura and Neel Elliott, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463822397173-WKVD02LQF9VYCFN92ZC6/CowboyJimmy-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Little Horses Series: Cowboy Jimmy Charcoal on Paper From my children's book "The Little Horses," about magical tiny equines who invade a girl's life. Not yet published. Collection of Cynthia Nesson and Bruce Simonson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463822995900-O1C5BBYLR5SNPB7TUEK8/FamilySM.jpeg Sold Work - Family Pastel on Paper / 22 x 28 inches The Wilhoit brothers of Hamilton County, Tennessee are most kind in permitting me to stalk their pigs around the farm. Private Collection, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463822753315-CROC6J85RUIZLL61VIEF/First+Light.JPG Sold Work - First Light Oil on Board / 8.5 x 23 inches Tennessee herd waking at dawn. Collection of Lori Head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463823168489-T598CH4CJZNYKL2D73CV/ClaraandtheGovernorSM.jpg Sold Work - Clara and the Governor Pastel on Paper / 19 x 25 inches An young vaquera on her way to "feria" in Southern Spain, astride her 4-yr old stallion. Collection of Cynthia Nesson and Bruce Simonson   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471422732619-VGF0JJUZDSYVP82ECB0L/Meetingtheday-Website.jpg Sold Work - Meeting the Day Oil on Belgian Linen / 13.75 x 28.75 inches After an all-night ride, the horses were turned out to pasture. Instead of dispersing, they stood for a while together to watch the sunrise. For me, perfect contentment. Collection Mike and Angie McKee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1564329186709-9RPFEJNV9947KRNZO2V9/TomcatTril3.jpg Sold Work - Tom Cat Trilogy III Pastel on Paper / 24 x 24 in Commissioned feline portraits provided enormous fascination for me. This is the last of a trilogy. Private Collection, Tennessee USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1478063684646-HFG8R5M9H1ZMO03QMYGW/Ruths-Doll-website.jpeg Sold Work - Ruth's Doll Watercolor on Paper/ unknown size and year This doll and silk scarf belonged to my Swiss grandmother. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531128278102-1ZU86NR4ZIP6VIQNHTB8/Cherries.jpg Sold Work - Cherries Oil on Panel / 5.5 x 9.75 inches / 2018 Painting a tiny still life from time to time is a way to put some zen into your life. Cherry season in Andalucia, with one of my favorite little hand-blown bottles from Utah. Private Collection, Switzerland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464944934283-0VQP611UNT5CY8WPWIZF/RabbitsReignBestWebsite.jpg Sold Work - Rabbits' Reign Oil on Linen / 36 x 48 inches / 2016 I listened to an audio recording of Watership Down while painting this still life, which gave a whole other significance to the rabbit figurines. Antique blown glass from Switzerland, Spain and Italy, with a tiny self-portrait by Berthe Morisot. Sold at Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simon's Island, Georgia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454464587927-ZMMQYFV36N42JDJTJQLJ/image-asset.jpeg Sold Work - In the Balance Oil on Linen / 32 in x 21.25 in My Spanish cobbler collects antique tools. This hand-forged jamon scales stole my heart. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1457672032105-7HTN3NO9MWDLZ0NH1YLS/Bridles-and-Spurs-website.JPG Sold Work - Bridles and Spurs Oil on Linen / 30 x 30 inches The summer of 2015 was dedicated to painting equestrian-themed paintings. Here for the rider I placed good boots (of Spanish leather), an English bridle and my grandmother's antique Hermes scarf with coaches. For the horse I put a linoleum print of an Andalusian, and three juicy apples. Collection of Jennifer and Phil Lawrence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477917104758-RGV13X3BE7JVHJE165C0/An+Adoption+Award-Website.jpg Sold Work - An Adoption Oil on Linen / 13.5 x 29.5 inches There is a lemon tree in the patio at my husband's studio. When the citrus began falling, fat and yellow, off the tree, they reminded me of our bath ducks, and of the ugly duckling fable. Of course, there had to be butterflies, too. Private Collection, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1513536722193-RD1PYJZ6XLF1N8TIOGMK/TheColorofTime-Website.jpeg Sold Work - The Color of Time Oil on Linen / 30 x 40 The Lakai fertility tapestries are so saturated and graphically interesting that I wanted the remainder of this composition to maintain tranquility. Silver, though technically reflecting everything, is somehow a peaceful material for me. And as always, I hunger for at least one small moment of humor in a still life, which was satisfied when the rabbit hopped into the bottom left corner. SOLD at Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simon's Island, Georgia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454464326495-43JVDK1KX20GX2VBU60L/WingedRabbitsLanding.jpg Sold Work - The Winged Rabbit's Landing Oil on Linen / 15 in x 18 inches Collection of David and Natalie Dewhirst https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1457635558836-44Z1ABV5JQ62JZ4JTSVS/Rabbits-three-Desires.jpeg Sold Work - Rabbit's Three Desires Oil on Linen / 32 x 24 inches Over the last three years the flying rabbit has been a frequent actor on my still life stage. According to Native American folklore, the rabbit is a prey animal and is a signifier of the need to face fears: do you run? do you freeze? do you hide in the brambles? A rabbit with wings has yet another option: to soar. Private Collection, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1516747123420-G3FQAENMMPJ4QPOD7ZQH/SunnySide.jpg Sold Work - Sunny Side of Life Oil on Linen / 20 x 25 inches A new commissioned piece fulfilling a request which read, "A painting with horses and a field of sunflowers." I composed this image from a ride in Southern Spain with two best friends, Clara and Laura, and their horses (also best friends) Hierbabuena and Cariñosa. The glowing orb is not a setting sun (see the cast shadows) but the rising harvest moon. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1467369330442-FNDM067TM3GIRDPPG28U/Stefan-TheLake-andTheMusic-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Stefan, the Lake and the Music Oil on Linen / 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm) / 2015-2016 A portrait representing integration of location and the arts, music in particular, into the character of an individual. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1462258650708-55DSUH44O3GTA07INY23/OnePerfectChestnutWebsiteSM.jpeg Sold Work - One Perfect Chestnut Oil on Linen / 48 x 60 inches One day in southern Switzerland I rode a chair lift in summer to the top of an alp. I was with an old friend. We were enveloped in impermeable fog, and the sensation of peace was unforgettable. It felt like a refuge. This was October, and it was Chestnut season. I posed my friend, Sheri Peck, to recreate the sensation. Private Collection, Kentucky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1505056312646-YYTKIJBAKY0EXUWCR8V4/DebbiePetticord.jpg Sold Work - Portrait of Debbie Petticord Oil on Linen / 20 x 16 inches / 2017 One of an artist's great pleasures is painting the portrait of someone beloved and well known. Debbie and I have been friends since I was sixteen. I have always loved her wearing the color blue, and here I literally bathed her in the royal color. Painting her and thinking of years of friendship reminded me of a beautiful quote about female friendships. “This is what they had always done together. The necessity of saying it out loud. Talking for the sheer pleasure, the hilarity. To be witness to the stunning accumulation of a life.” - Victoria Redel Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1498933146220-90NWH1P8OXE2Y58WS6I0/TaylorUrenWebsite.jpg Sold Work - Taylor Uren Commissioned portrait in oil 20 x 16 inches 2017 Designed to hang as a matched set with the sibling portrait, but to stand alone as well. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1498933077135-WDDDOS4WTI1BQ7WCSLJW/PeytonUrenWebsite.jpg Sold Work - Peyton Uren Commissioned Oil on Linen portrait 20 x 16 inches 2017 Designed to hang as a matched set with the sibling portrait, but to stand alone as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463576565839-JQLCXYLEUY2TLBPZVYHI/BegonaFernandez.jpg Sold Work - Begoña Fernandez Suarez Oil on Linen / 12 x 12 inches Painting Begoña's portrait gave me great pleasure because her character is so radiant on her face, and because she is a truly beautiful woman. Collection of the Amez Fernandez Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463576961920-MAWFA13S9W0A7K39TB7H/HectorAmezSM.jpg Sold Work - Hector Amez 12 x 12 inches / Oil on Linen The highlight of the summer 2015 was painting portraits of the Amez family, close friends. Such expressive subjects are rare for an artist, and I thank them. Amez Family Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463638559729-ZBRKOP40E669ASQ9VVCU/Teo-Amez-Fernandez.jpg Sold Work - Theo Amez Fernandez Oil on Linen / 12 x 12 inches Though young, Theo has the reasoning skills of an accomplished trial lawyer, and a great zest for life. He has no timidity towards his elders. I wanted to capture his sense of individuality, which resulted in a portrait which seems slightly older than his current age. He'll grow into it. Amez Fernandez Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1463638055980-8BB0GYF4LH65AVLWZ1F7/Irene-Amez-Fernandez-SM.jpg Sold Work - Irene Amez Fernandez Oil on linen / 12 x 12 inches This lovely woman excels in school and music, and has one foot in childhood, and one foot firmly in adulthood. It's a beautiful and difficult age to capture. Amez Fernandez Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1537786614976-H3PD5SGU0P496JG30IEC/VictoriaKalaichi.jpg Sold Work - Victoria Kalaichi Oil / 30 x 24 in approx This wonderful young artist and her husband came to paint with me in Spain, and we painted one another’s portraits. I had about 3 hours for the image. I loved her chiseled features and expressive eyes. With such little time the painting is little more than an impression, but one I enjoyed creating very much. I recommend you research her work. Collection of Ms. Kalaichi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1462259493897-8HBLITJ7XNE0N51VRKAG/Rebecca+Website.jpeg Sold Work - Rebecca with Rosie and Charlie Oil on Linen / 20 x 24 inches The delightful daughter of friends with her enthusiastic dogs on the Via Verde, in Andalusia. Private Collection, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1564329177734-CWW8VVDXZIEEV96J4NXZ/MakeaWishBalance-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Make a Wish: Balance Pastel on Paper / 50 x 38 inches I seldom paint from my imagination. This is an allegory depicting the tension between the desire for strong social ties and support, and the desire for autonomy. Here the model, loosely a self-portrait, finds the structural comfort of bonds without being actually bound. Private Collection Alabama USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1474549809230-2QEDFGQXBEI0IN9BN8SM/Andaluza-en-Roja-website.jpeg Sold Work - Andalucía Pastel on Roma Paper / 23.5 x 19.5 inches In the way that a figurative sculpture of a specific woman is used to represent Spring, or Liberty, I employ Marta Barroso Fernandez to embody the spirit of Spanish Andalusia. The women of this region astonish me: strong and practical, yet capable of dazzling glamour. Family oriented and loving, but fiercely independent. Private Collection Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1456185435881-N45JEQ2OWXBEZCN5EDN8/RussianHeadscarf.jpg Sold Work - The Russian Headscarf 25 x 19 inches / Pastel on la Carte paper A self-portrait, this pastel won the Salmagundi award at the 2007 Pastel Society of America national juried exhibition. The "babushka" scarf I brought as a keepsake from the drapery stashes at the Russian Academy in St. Petersburg in 1991. Collection of Cynthia Nesson and Bruce Simonson   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471422233600-F8COQWKYET8FHJDQXWPU/firstsunflowersinvenetianvasewebsite.jpeg Sold Work - First Sunflowers in a Venetian Vase Pastel on Roma Paper / 18.5 x 15.5 inches I picked these sunflowers on the side of the highway in December in Andalusia. They filled me with thoughts of summer. Available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1470090660515-2KZUJEL70E5H7P7ES32M/Windmill-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Windmill Oil on Linen / 25.25 x 19.5 inches I've loved the yellow silk scarf since I bought it in a yard sale in 1985. It stars in tens of my still lifes. When a neighbor let me cut lemons off his Olvera tree, I wondered could the two objects be beautiful together as a sort of visual humor? Yellow polka dots host a yellow fruit? For more drama I chose the dark copper watering can and strong sideways light. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1464161025843-L1U6328VM64VC7L70MAR/BrassPotWebsite.jpeg Sold Work - In the Window Oil on linen / 24 x 19.5 inches A friend in Italy loaned me one of his grandmother's two copper water vessels, with which he went to the spring for water when he was a boy. The damasks I also bought near his town, Anghiari. Juried into the Oil Painters of America 2017 Eastern Regionals Exhibition. Private Collection, Tennessee USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1564313563279-BHDD487Y862UKDJD47UB/HefferlinM-Thinker-Oil+on+Linen-24x20-%242200.jpg Sold Work - The Thinker Oil on Linen / 24 x 20 in / 2019 / Private Collection Napa Valley I love putting avatars in my paintings—-little figures that can participate in the tableau in lieu of me or of someone else. This beautiful clay figurine is by Pavel Kudelich, an old friend /sculptor from St. Petersburg, Russia. I painted this in Russia, in an old communal studio apartment, with the snow falling outside the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1577631677367-36LRK4Y9P3JFI9CNKDDC/Hefferlin-The+Heart%27s+a+Deep+Well-Oil%3Alinen-29x36in-2019-%245200+Website.jpeg Sold Work - The Heart's a Deep Well Oil on Line / 29x36 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Inspired by a poem by Gregory Orr, the despondent figurine meditates while surrounded by beauty. Flowers, something like a lake, an English teapot and Italian copper watch guard over her while she heals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1596127435177-GNTTDK29EW0QDJSNTHQR/Fire+on+the+Mountain.jpg Sold Work - Fire on the Mountain Oil on Linen / 29 x 36 inches I felt the need to ignite a still life, colorwise, and reverse the tradition of calm-background-busy-foreground. The background is the Serithea silk wrap “Dancers,” designed by my husband, Daud Akhriev. When turned on its side, the blue dress becomes the Appalachian Mountains, and the red accents a raging forest fire. A beloved Egon Schiele postcard appears, as well as a favorite rolled stone from Maine, blown glass from Sundance, Utah, copper from Toscana and a Spanish, hand-turned amphora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1631656316048-RJK5KV8XYSIUQHUE2A77/Lemon+Drop+Website+%282020%29+.jpg Sold Work - Lemon Drop Oil on Linen / Approx 15 x 30 / 2020 Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531127805900-8F0LKHSAB4X7PKUBCC3Z/Tea+with+Lemon.jpg Sold Work - Tea with Lemon Soft Pastel on toned Rives BFK paper / 15.75 x 16 inches / 2018 Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1592646465171-T6U9HN01MIYL7NHBTYX8/KissofthePeacockWebsite.jpeg Sold Work - Kiss of the Peacock Oil on Linen / 36 x 28.7 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1484010257194-8E0SBB5ZII53X4BTS56F/OrangesRealandReflectedwebsite.jpeg Sold Work - Oranges Real and Reflected Pastel on Paper / 22 x 30 inches Winner of the Award of Excellence, Pastel Society of America National Exhibition 2017, Winner of the Mini-Monty Award, Pastel Society of American National Exhibition 2017, Board of Directors' Purchase Award, same exhibition. My first artwork of 2017. Private Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1598183290790-WR3KI8L5WLKQ873K0W7I/Visions+of+Grandeur+Website.jpg Sold Work - Visions of Grandeur Oil on Board / 8 x 11.5 inches / Available in the Oil Painters of America Easter Regionals 2020 at Reinert Fine Art, Charleston The rabbit struck me as upwardly mobile, posing in a reverie with someone else’s riches. Maybe somehow she wandered in from the fields into the palace, and as she was alone there she indulged in imagining the empire as hers, and the world as her oyster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1592646788943-XBXPOOCKXNJ52Q51AHXT/The+Things+We+Take+With+Us+Variation.jpg Sold Work - The Things We Take With Us, The Things We Leave Behind Oil on Linen / 31.5 x 31.5 / 2019 / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Like the Queen of Sheba, the figure gathers her treasure, her sages, inspiration, her defences, and strikes out on her vision quest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477238572235-5PWBL6YBOXXBGV064JOL/FlyingArmada-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Copper Landing Oil on Linen / 40 x 28 inches / Private Collection The magic rabbit flies again. Imagining the rabbit as captain, leading a fleet of charmed objects into adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531128563702-25H7V9OHRJZFIL0TRP6M/Thistle-SM.jpeg Sold Work - Thistle Oil on Linen / 24 x 20 inches My beloved winged rabbit returns in this cacophony of textiles. I think of the little rabbit as an intrepid adventurer, the Fool in tarot cards, who, having little importance with the personal number of zero, adds a ten-fold value to all he touches. Block-printed African fabric, Oaxaca tablecloth, silk scarf by Daud Akhriev for Serithea Silk Scarves. My favorite copper pot from Arezzo. Private Collection, Tennessee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1467541409697-B1NSB9ILHJJJPOG6OFES/Sunday-Website.jpg Sold Work - Sunday Oil on Panel / 6 x 8 inches In Andalusia during summer, afternoons near water are a matter of survival. Private Collection, Andalusia, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1592645691432-TW9XV1HQIHQO5TY5SEC1/Traveling+Companions+-Hefferlin+-oil+on+panel-8.5+x+11-2020-website.jpg Sold Work - Traveling Companions 8.5 x 11 inches / Oil on Board / Private Collection These two friends, the lemon and an estate sale creamer, find their way across turbulent waters, confident because they are together. The tablecloth under them is Daud Akhriev’s scarf “Dancers” for Serithea heirloom scarves. I so enjoyed the reflections in the teapot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1513535242930-07CDYZN7RJ6SLQIOK288/Showgirl-Website.jpg Sold Work - Showgirl Oil on Board / 12 x 12 inches It's been years since I painted using electric light, but my new Spanish studio is dark in the evenings. This little porcelain figurine, when set atop bright colors and converging lines seemed straight out of a lapine burlesque show. Silk scarf and tiny silk-and-bone treasure box are from my grandmother. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1629026639653-0NDFK6EZWRZUCD4IXT0F/Textures+of+Venice+MH+SM.jpg Sold Work - Textures of Venice Oil on Panel / Sold through Cutter & Cutter Fine Art From my recent month in Venice, using Murano glass and various fabrics hand-printed at Fortuny fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1531128524300-FD5Q9CLL9SCZ74BSNSEM/IMG_3995.jpg Sold Work - Oaxaca Oil / 16 x 20 / Private Collection Russia The exuberance of this embroidered runner from Oaxaca filled my studio with dreams of the exotic. I love how the silver almost disappeared in the fecundity of the flowered fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1631278138324-7IT9MED5BGOOT09YJE28/The%2BOne.jpg Sold Work - The one Oil on Panel / 11x11 in / Sold at Cutter and Cutter Fine Art Lemons are a constant source of fascination to me. They are so seemingly simple, and yet endlessly pleasing. Here I wanted to tweak the “icon” format, where the object of worship is normally centered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1629026264747-0GU16PRXO3FYJR4FV25M/She+Wore+a+Ribbon+SM.jpg Sold Work - She Wore a Ribbon Oil on Linen / 16x13 in / Sold Anderson Fine Art Gallery I’m so enjoying the refined color in my scraps of hand-dyed and hand-printed Fortuny fabric. Combined with the classic shape and color of lemons, it really sings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1629027289027-ZVMRQYR602AHX7UMYIJ3/Fish+Out+of+Water+SM.jpg Sold Work - Fish Out of Water Oil on Linen / 36x25 in / Sold Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Artists Magazine awarded this painting silver medal in the Best of 2021 for Still Life. The porcelain vodka fish leaps out the “water,” a silk scarf design by my husband for Serithea. The lemon sidles up for flirtation purposes. Plus, lemon and fish have always been great partners ; ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1629027606496-P12IYOGW1IUMOV5SRE8G/A+Lemon+in+Venice+%281%29.jpg Sold Work - A Lemon in Venice Watercolor on paper / 8x12 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art I think this one is fairly self-explanatory. Lemon, silk, old mahogony, Fortuny cotton…. I almost never work in watercolor, and I enjoyed the process of thinking in a different medium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1577631617301-VEVBRLPGLHU6Y9HRPW9A/Hefferlin_At+the+River_Oil_150x100cm_2019Website.jpeg Sold Work - At the River Oil on Linen / 59 x 39 inches / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art The cascading silk sparkles and shimmers like a river tumbling over mountain stones. Besides sits a figure, against a background of butterflies, which symbolize self-transformation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1577631186635-P0A6WX6BHZDN0W0WQD5P/Hefferlin+M_Helen+of+Troy_OIl+on+Linen_2019.jpg Sold Work - Helen of Troy Oil on Linen / 36 x 28 / 2019 / Available Cutter & Cutter Fine Art I compose still life tableaux instinctively, by sight. When they are all set up, then I begin to understand their story. Once this figurine was perched atop the cascade of silk, flanked by her bottle-gaurds and their weapons for her defense (the ancient upholstery nail), it seemed obvious who she was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1454113595447-L64CHPU30K2XR95N5MDE/FigureSketch2015-2SM.jpeg Sold Work - Figure Sketch #2 Ink and Ink Wash on Paper / 11 x 8.25 inches While in St. Petersburg we were invited to join a small group of old friends who hire a model every Wednesday evening. Amazing models, great fun. I enjoyed experimenting with ink. Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1453543019294-A66QSIN6XJGQ79KYT4YN/FigureSketch2015-7SM.jpeg Sold Work - Figure Sketch #7 Pen and Ink, Ink Wash on Paper / 11 x 8.25 inches The ink I used was Windsor and Newton "Nut," or maybe "Walnut." The ink surprised me. When thinned with water into washes, the color separated into brown and ochre. I liked the benevolent accidents. Private Collection, Maine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1426340519687-DTEBF627BJ296HBN9IGN/Andaluza.jpg Sold Work - Andaluza Oil on Linen/ 36.5 in x 30 inches / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Portrait of Clara Olid Jurado: flamenco dancer, veterinary medicine student, equestrienne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1462258929440-0M1SQHCLU7B1GIHK0FS2/Path-Website.jpeg Sold Work - Path Oil on Linen / 72 x 58 inches / Private Collection There is an equestrian park in East Tennessee where you can ride horses on the Cumberland Plateau. Here Marie Miller takes her colt Jasper for the first time. I wanted the sensation of the golden hours of late summer with friends. The experience was all about the young horse's curiosity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1629026633339-MG4VOTFDG8MJ5PAOYSGW/Lemon+with+Leg.jpg Sold Work - Lemons with Leg Oil on panel, / 12x12 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Can you see the leg? The silk under the lemons is a Serithea silk scarf desinged by my husband, and in the bottom of the painting is part of the leg of a dancer from the scarf’s design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1657642571101-5L0A94X9HXK3CA0TBDWL/The%2BOutsider%2BWebsite.jpg Sold Work - The Outsider Oil on linen / 74x38 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Venice is a remarkable place, all the more noticeable for being entirely pedestrian. Strolling the narrow streets is to observe evidence of the power that the Venetians wielded over the Mediterranean, and as the endpoint of the Silk Road from China. The glass and silks that Venetians created for palaces all over Europe and Asia are on many corners. The palazzos have beautiful facades, but they do not welcome the random traveler. While spending a month in Venice during Covid lockdown, I sometimes felt like an outsider looking in. And I felt lucky even at that. Silks by Bevilaqua and Serithea (designed by Daud Akhriev). Cotton by Fortuny Venice. The object d’art: my own collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661852547511-8T56O1DRCJVGN4F1MCK1/Altar+SM.jpg Sold Work - Altar Oil on Linen / 39x39 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Hungering for an injection of color and light, I came to this persimmony, lemony and blue still stile. The composition is a form of pinwheel, cantilevers out from the center. I needed the “white” background to temper the carnival colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1660215585116-4617PHKYVM4VD1EU33O6/TheColorofSummer+copy.jpg Sold Work - The Color of Summer Oil on Linen / 26x21 in / Sold Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Lemons cut fresh from the tree, fine French linens, hand-beaten copper and a blue chair. Simple, but containing all the fecundity and brilliance of the hot months. A personal favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1660214891413-U9K161685G0NNA14BLGI/Bloom.jpg Sold Work - Bloom Oil on Linen / 26x21 in / Sold through Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Sunflowers command my adoration for the simple, joyful beauty. Heading into the countryside with clippers to heist the blossoms is the beginning of the fun. The chair, the silk scarf and the hazy background seemed the right foil for the yellow flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1661342912136-R6ILL1KCXA3REYN3M5UK/BrieNorthlight+SMall.jpeg Sold Work - Brie's Vista Oil on Linen / 36 x 29 / Private Collection, Belgium A contemplative and literary young woman, Brie provided wonderful dialog while her artist struggled with the combination of golden sunset light, abstracting a detailed background, and the likeness of an extraordinary face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1683202191235-OVKQEGFL9EFJ8KOVN3EL/Vermeer%27s+Lemons+SM.jpg Sold Work - Vermeer's Lemons Oil on Board / 12x12 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art My anticipation of seeing the Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam later late May is creeping into my work. I’m so excited for the historic show. I composed this piece around the rooster feathers, but the green-gold objects horned their way into the story. Fabric from Bevilaqua in Venice. Vase from Daniel Lotton. Lemons property of the artist : ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1704130658123-UF45XMHVJXKE1BQ5JWM2/After+the+sorrow+SM.jpg Sold Work - After the Sorrow Oil on Linen / 30 x 30 in / Private Collection, 2024 The textures in this tableau are refined in the extreme, and so I was surprised when the painting wanted to be executed in rough, choppy, intuitive brushwork. There is some canvas peeking through. My Social Realism training reared it’s head. This was my last painting of 2023, and I enjoyed it tremendously. It’s me planting my flag, or in this case my black bouquet, on optimism for 2024. Enough war. Enough tragedy. Enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1640023193078-TS64GI14YWR809EE8PAG/Orator%2B2021%2BSM.jpg Sold Work - Orator Oil on Linen / 39x39 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Awarded “Exceptional Merit in Still Life” by Oil Painters of American National Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Museum of Art, 2022 I read an article about the art of public speaking, and before I knew it the bunny was on a majestic stage of Fortuny cottons, Bevilaqua and Japanese silks and a fawning peacock feather. Winner of Best Still Life, Oil Painters of America National Exhibition in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1660214481636-U1USRX43QI3A7Y9Y9W31/Fish+with+Lemon.jpg Sold Work - Fish with Lemon Oil on Linen / 16x13 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art The serpentine curve one can draw through the fish’s mouth, body and through the lemons is the real subject of this still life, though the brilliant color was also important. I bought the porcelain vodka fish in a consignment shop in Russia many years ago, not realizing how fertile a subject it would prove to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1654030920809-H4LVXUGDNDCTBQHCUWK3/image-asset.jpeg Sold Work - The Pied Piper Pastel on Paper / 19 x 28 / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art The title may seem an obscure choice, but consider the magical fish, golden ball in its mouth, puling the circus horse, pomegranates and fine silks towards an uncertain end. Debuted at the Amis des Art international invitational in May, 2022 (Montluçon, France), and will be traveling on through 2023 to the Pastel Society of Lyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1683203189200-EZ0LC67WWR1379H8OZ39/Royal+Blue+SM.jpg Sold Work - Royal Blue Pastel on Toned Paper / 27x19 in / sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Every year I enjoy painting the daffodils in Tennessee when they bloom at the end of winter. This year I combined them with a stripe motif in the silk scarf and the Lotton vase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1719254302419-J6BM5GAHICVO09MX2HUT/Afternoon%2BTea.jpg Sold Work - The Golden Hour Oil on Board / 12 x 12 in / Sold through Cutter & Cutter Fine Art I was happiest about the little bee in this painting, for a family grieving a death. I love painting glass, daffodils, rabbits and silks, but I had never attempted a bee. I think there will be more bees in my life. Even though this triptych of still life are memorial pieces, they somehow wanted to be optimistic and even joyful. I hope they provide solace wherever they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1717376575379-QZ14QP40K2P4WYQINAMG/The+Princeling.jpg Sold Work - The Princeling Oil on Linen / 12 x 12 in / 2024 / available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art The second appearance of a new avatar...the porcelain figurine from Denmark. Placed among textiles worthy of a dauphin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1745524191382-24IC6NY2O87WCGRNVU37/Begin+Anew+Take+What+You+Need+OPA.jpeg Sold Work - Begin Anew: Take What You Need Oil on Linen / 24 × 30 in / Sold at Hunter Museum of American Art One of the first three in the Begin Anew series, about when everything you know is changing, and life is going to be different. I have always admired people who travel light, but with panache. This lapin moves forward with just a giant (beautiful teapot) and her favorite silks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1733586266083-TFQGB4FA6HJPX1BA6Z48/Sorbet+2024.jpg Sold Work - Sherbet Oil on Linen / 25 × 21 in / Sold through Reinert Fine Art Appearing in “Wandering Spirits,” an exhibition at Reinert Fine Art in Charleston, SC, of new work by Daud Akhriev and Melissa Hefferlin. Exhibit opens March 7, 2025. This simple painting was a joy to create. 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Book to pre-order now for delivery first of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/9c331b82-82dd-4bed-b276-010f16e779bf/Screenshot+2023-08-03+at+2.12.32+PM.png Blog - Sizzling Summer - Make it stand out Laura Series: Laura / Pastel on Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/f818729e-1a9b-4c65-853d-d367d925d282/In+the+Red+Boudoir.JPG Blog - Sizzling Summer - Make it stand out In the Red Boudoir. Oil on Panel. She’s small…. maybe 8 inches wide. I need to measure her, obviously! https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2021/7/21/pandemic-in-venice-and-more monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1626881899545-US4F500TOOTLK47JYLOT/Her%2BFavorite%2BPlace%2BSM.jpg Blog - Pandemic in Venice and Venetian Microstories - Her Favorite Spot I passed this colonnade every day on my run for fish or bread. 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One spot near La Fenice had a private dock of aged wood, and easy gondola access. That’s where I would meet my beau if I was wearing heels… The walnut ink of this drawing behaved differently than I expected when I added a little wash. I think I like it, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1626881795856-SS5LG7Q3EGKLRNDQTJEV/She+Asked+For+What+She+Really+Wanted+SM.jpg Blog - Pandemic in Venice and Venetian Microstories - She Asked for What She Really Wanted While in Venice we had several beloved visitors, each of whom desired a gondola ride. I so resisted romanticizing the Gondolieri, but I failed. Resultingly, many of my sketches involve visiting single women seeking something from them. 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As nymphs are semi-magical, he would be quite unable to keep up in any test of drinking stamina. Available at Cutter and Cutter Fine Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1626881806055-AU28WSN6NIQT9R06DJRA/Gondola+Station+of+Giglio+SM.jpeg Blog - Pandemic in Venice and Venetian Microstories - Gondola Station at Giglio Daud Akhriev, Oil on canvas board, Venice, 2021 Allegedly the oldest gondolier stop in Venice, this beautiful structure stood where our square met the Grand Canal. We grew familiar with the gondolieri working the post, selling their tours and cutting up when they had free time. 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But that's a different story. https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2017/8/20/something-beautiful monthly 0.5 2017-08-20 https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2017/4/16/the-history-of-the-magical-rabbit monthly 0.5 2017-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492328828941-JPB23AYOMRX6GEVMTB29/FlyingArmadaOilFragment.jpg Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492330212725-VCLK7HUSH9EVYM0SQSYD/SeritheaLogo.jpg Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492331648425-NM6WRBECRAOIXBQ05M4X/THEWAY.jpg Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit - The Way Scarf designed by Melissa Hefferlin for Serithea using linoleum cut printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492331418574-5IZ5O348U3C7C8HI3UPT/Duet+Walter+Li+2.JPG Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit - Duet Scarf design for Serithea by Daud Akhriev https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492331412967-0U9JS79LPR2TU29L6UVP/Sevillana+for+Walter+Li.jpeg Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit - Sevillana Scarf design for Serithea by Daud Akhriev https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492331419698-GSXOOKA5RLKYPYVM6WBW/VeniceSM.jpeg Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit - Venice Scar designed by Daud Akhriev for Serithea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1492331721256-UO7Z5GBEZARMOKDH57GJ/RedFlamencaFinished.jpg Blog - The History of the Magical Rabbit - Red Flamenca Scarf designed by Daud Akhriev for Serithea https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2017/2/15/uqia9ugx3bzo6ea1tv4y0ziwr7ygxx monthly 0.5 2017-02-16 https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2016/12/30/savoring-lifes-pleasures monthly 0.5 2017-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1483128140832-22KLN8YSN3HZK6N18G2J/TOWNSEND_ATELIER.JPG Blog - Savoring Life's Pleasures The beautiful studios and hall at Townsend Atelier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1483130738232-919BBSCNUGQZE2BOVJUD/SheTaughtHimToBalance.jpg Blog - Savoring Life's Pleasures https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2016/11/20/different-plot-same-actors monthly 0.5 2016-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479645528192-486NHITVQIJZOA1O0HSA/VeiledYellow.jpeg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Hidden (1991) When still in high school I bought a polka-dotted silk scarf in complex yellows. This is the earliest appearance it made in a painting. When I met my husband, Daud Akhriev, his homeland was in civil war, and our family there lost everything. This still life had beautiful texture, but the head underneath was hidden. It symbolized my nostalgic for my innocence, when I had no second-hand experience of atrocities. Current location unknown location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641385645-HSOQVPPJGCIJ6PPRB8S8/Primary+Colors.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Primary Colors (1999) Painting in the Ruth and Bob Garren studio in McDonald, TN, I placed the yellow polka dots in the far left corner to add a little playfulness to the rest of the otherwise balanced composition. I took the name from a political drama of that time. Unknown location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641399742-8Q6RM07Q5NKNQGBHTJPK/RemnantsJoyDisasterSM.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Remnants of Joy and Disaster (2009) Once a large still life with the beloved polka dots, this self portrait I painted over top, with a quilting theme. Several important women in my family are quilters, and the tradition of making something out of scraps into a strong and useful new creation is a process which resonates in my life. The title comes from a Sade lyric. Property of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641450531-IRV52EU8V8H1DQ7Y8GZ9/Sunday-Best-Website.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Sunday Best (2010) Painting in our Williams Street studio, I began a series of heroic teapots wrapped in luscious color. This one reminded me of dressing up for church. As well as the favorite yellow polka dots, here notice the multi-colored silk table cover which was an Irish gift from Amy Von Thun in the 1980s. It will show up again. Property of the Artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641373251-1LYI92IW853NPC0V7XBW/OlveraStillLifeSM.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Olvera Still Life (2011) Just moved to Spain, my early Olvera still lifes were a bit cautious. I find a major move unhinges my creative moorings a little bit, until they revive even stronger. Pitchers by Liz Aylmer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641299780-4DH7A4DQJAD2S9HN47TQ/CITRUSTRIOSMALL.JPG Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Citrus Trio (2011) Still my first year in Olvera, I carry on with my yellow silk, this time making a pun with the tangerine and two lemons sidling up to their 2-dimensional counterparts. Property of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641302866-DTZ2XT0RC1HBVMWXENML/BlueandYellowmakeGreenSM.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Untitled (2013) This was a very quick study, trying to loosen up my brushwork. Unknown location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479644843524-B1HHWMSJ5WTGK22ZEBYP/ONIONSMALL.JPG Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Onion (2011) This little still life ( a humble 10 inches tall) was the beginning of finding my sea legs in Spain. I like its goofiness---an onion enthroned on a sherry flute---and the yellow polka dots are the missing champagne bubbles. A happy little still life. At Beverly McNeil Gallery for the 2016 Christmas miniature show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641422268-CAI3TEGRSB3PC2BA7U9X/Diva.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Diva (2014) In a sense this is the Onion's bigger cousin. Driving home from Seville in the first week of December, I was incredulous to discover sunflowers in full bloom on the side of the road waiting to be cut. I composed this vertical with a yellow base and crown. Collection of Betty and Jack McKee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641480544-O0ZPH43OX1SB0DDO79AB/WeighingDiamonds.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Weighing Diamonds (2012) I bought in a Zurich store of maritime antiques this 17th Century diamond scales. It set me to thinking about what we value, and how much it's worth. Including artists' pigments indicates that I was judging my own worth. Property of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642061098-AYKH8I58TDLJ4KLFC6Y7/Windmill-Website.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Windmill (2016) Carrying on with the shape repitition between polka-dots and lemons, this time including the foliage and an antique Italian pitcher. The leaves reminded me of Cervantes and La Mancha. Property of the Artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642913164-S0191B895PEJBKODECHF/TeapotsinBlueandOchre.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Teapot in Blue and Ochre (2000) Now painted over (not up to snuff, somehow), this still life was the first time I used my new harlequin diamond damask. For me, the slate-blue diamonds symbolize nobility and stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642939766-4MTE277AOOETC0MC63OH/Spring.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Spring 2000 (2000) When in the USA, I always compose a still life of the spring daffodils which grow on my mother's farm. I wanted fabrics with joy, with the bright colors following the end of winter. The head of Diana looks forward to the warmth and sun. Unknown private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642775194-JNXGGJTWMZ6VZV4BR6RB/applesuphigh.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Apples up High (2005) I loved the harlequin pattern so much that I used it as a high throne, with the decoy subject perched way up at the top. Collection of Tom Beard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642835375-D9AZBDQLMYJ4BAGRW8Z7/Iris2011.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Iris Sketch (2011) Iris are ravishing but they die quickly, so this little still life had to be painted like speed test Collection Amy and Chuck LaPeyre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641769273-1J6SN8ZQVRGAIYNX3Z1U/CLEAR1SMALL.JPG Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Clear (2011) Continuing my love affair with the harlequin fabric, I composed here for optimisim, transparency and a sensation of having life flooded with light. Collection Stefanie McElory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642796758-AIKULLXNTPLW2WH4RRLR/Memory.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Memory (2012) Each of us carries a store of memories, some of which are joyful, but some are the histories of loss or sacrifice. The horizontal lines and centered composition indicate things already settled. I wanted somber and regal. Property of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642879292-D2GOHWXOLYQNIPGGUIJF/SpanishSunflowersII.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Spanish Sunflowers, II (2012) One of my personal favorites is this explosion of yellow sunflowers from my friend Antonio's Andalusian farm. The blossoms moved with the light while I worked. Collection of Stefanie McElroy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642781182-NNJSJQHN41TX8ESH5E3T/Hefferlin-M-A.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Girl with a Mallard Duck (2014) Young artist Alexandra Vandewater posing with a plush duck in my Spanish studio. The harlequin diamonds were exactly the color of her eyes. Property of the Artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641676771-J2AQFOPU0GAWIVNJPEOJ/An+Adoption+Award-Website.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - An Adoption (2015) Bath ducks and lemons make family of one another---like so many of our unlikely but enriching circles of love. The clear, primary colors suited my mood. Property of the Artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642866371-LNJHIOLIKPCE9XBAYEJ3/SilverTeapotSM.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - The Silver Teapot (2012) New fabric: batiked silk from Ireland, given to me by Amy Von Thun after highschool. (yes, that's 31 years ago...) The cloth is whimsical, yes, but also has elegance. Collection of the artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642923153-BC5ZC4Z7YUIR88H52R8V/UntitledStillLifecopy.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Untitled Still Life (2012) I imagine this grouping as misfits facing off in an elementary school playground. The swoop in the silk relieves the dead-flat horizon line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642924001-R62RIHH28T6XCZZQWNR5/ThreeDesiresoftheRabbit.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Rabbit's Three Desires (2013) Tired of calm still life with clean planes for backgrounds, I moved towards these flamboyant, kinetic still life with lots going on. The design of the silk has ribbon-like lines, as does the Coke crate. So I added more ribbon. Property of the Artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642937142-UB8EV9S5YLEZ4YYJQ523/WingedRabbitsLandingSM.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Winged Rabbit's Landing (2013) Without the Irish silk, this would have been a very different painting. It's a little like a toy-lunar landing. This still life makes me happy. At Beverly McNeil Gallery, in Birmingham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642769305-I6EFCRCQUVNPE7SSVC7H/GiantDaffodils.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Giant Daffodils (2010) Meet my silk kimono belt, which I was given in 1981 by a Japanese friend in Russia. Collection of Tish Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642948917-NVEUBOO7KBF14U12W2QU/StarStillLife+1+copy.jpeg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - The Star Still Life (1994) These next images have more than one of my favorite textiles. Here my kimono belt meets the yellow polkadots. Unknown Private Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479642783792-3RQO7972NO9XODP7YHK8/Hefferlin-M-Flying-Armada-Website.jpeg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Flying Armada (2016) I liked the dark-light drama in this composition, with the kimono belt, and on the bottom left, a sliver of the blue harlequin cloth. On its way to China for exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479641335672-NBYUB6P48QVYZCEBUGL6/FlyingArmada-Website.jpeg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth - Copper Landing (Flying Armada, II) 2016 A fanfare of color, with the yellow, blue and kimono fabrics. Thanks for sharing this journey with me through my still life. Happy Thanksgiving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479721853395-I3PMUEZ4370PSV599VS3/PortraitofArtistsMotherSM.jpg Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth Award-winning Portrait of the Artist's Mother, by Daud Akhriev https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1479722310568-HMNJMA3VQFEGXON4XN5S/Sisters+in+Crime Blog - Cut from the Same Cloth Sisters in Crime, hand-pulled linoleum print, edition of 40 2016 https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2016/10/23/sisters-in-crime monthly 0.5 2016-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477239070567-I65AN4A3CTSI1KIL8SCL/Sisters-in-Crime.jpg Blog - Sisters in Crime Sisters in Crime / Linoleum print on Japanese or Nepales papers/ 12 x 7 in. / $150 unframed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477229121650-QLP8XV5RKFICDUMFHRMV/TheWaySM+copy.jpeg Blog - Sisters in Crime - The Way Linoleum Print by Melissa Hefferlin, 12 x 12 inches on Unryu paper, $200 unframed plus shipping and handling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477229119769-95DY7OX01S9DWJ5I53GE/In+Which+Rudolph+Meets+the+Nypphs+for+the+First+Time.JPG Blog - Sisters in Crime - In Which the Nymphs Meet Rudolph A linoleum print of the Nymphs by Melissa Hefferlin. Sold Out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477229119787-L9J63AVC1QIELU0OPL5D/ChamberMusicwithNymphsCard+copy.jpg Blog - Sisters in Crime - Chamber Night with the Nymphs Inspired by Bryony Watson, the Nymphs embark upon Chamber Music. Linoleum Print by Melissa Hefferlin. $120 Available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1477229113269-9IBKPVC276PYKJ4KRIO4/Christmas+at+the+Nymph+Lodge.jpg Blog - Sisters in Crime - Christmas Eve at the Nymph Lodge Block print by Melissa Hefferlin of the nymphs inspired by a night at the Mountain City Club with the Lawrences. Sold Out. https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2016/9/26/something-different-from-the-studio monthly 0.5 2016-09-26 https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2016/9/5/evolution-of-a-painting monthly 0.5 2016-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473074909738-46YC6Z1WVLO5831MMS6K/Still-Life-of-the-Interior Blog - Evolution of a Painting A woman with cabinet doors which open, revealing a magical-realism interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073228507-2AE4G58X0GBJ6IUJOOYL/Stage1.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Second Day Everything blocked in, and working on the forms.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073268541-3KQUEJDXZWH4UTEU8HLK/Stage2.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Third Day Beginning to develop complexity of texture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073295118-KPMWIVQNJUI0ERP5WKYO/Stage3.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Day 5 Trying to pull shape into the bottles, lightening the blue diamonds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073276212-VSDFDQV3N1J9F5XCAA7U/Stage4.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Day Seven Focused on deepening shadows.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073307120-8LKV9KH0T75F36YDMIBT/Stage5.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073396822-9DUQA6AT53E5JTNPITMS/Stage5.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Day Nine Now swinging back to the lights and highlights. I repainted the entire background, and it became too blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073405821-GQ2HGKIIHONYFKY1ZC11/Stage6.0.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073425825-JJL8HR0D6PB0WVB03S5D/Stage6.0.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting During many days in the middle of a painting's progress, there are not dramatic changes, just tiny adjustments towards a better harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073360063-Q24J9WMZ4XMWAO61LD13/Stage6.1.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073437499-UNC6J9THUAO7J1RICX0J/Stage6.1.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Day 12 I spent several days seeking the self-portrait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073459548-AWPSNTUI8AU3EWVHKNRX/Stage6.2.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting Experimenting with shades of purple in the larger green bottle. It was good, but too heavy handed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073494746-YMTR51S86QJBQ4YISLR1/Stage6.2.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Day 15 I'm beginning to enjoy the color harmonies in the background. A blob-like reflection of the horse appears in the large bottle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073419775-AHTEJN27N2HAG4TBFO9C/Stage6.3.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073464906-QN4RM99S3LGE4P697NC5/Stage6.3.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073433521-H85W14AN1YE38587JSSK/Stage7.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073477982-U7EX835RHR3ISDTVO5DI/Stage7.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Day Twenty The large bottle is now completely repainted, the self-portrait slightly more nuanced, and the polka dots on top of the table sitting better in their place, spacially-speaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073489546-ARRA6CIZIIMKJJZFDB0J/Stage8.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting Here, for the first time, appears the entire reflection of the galloping horse in the large bottle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073522907-40DOO0E13WPE4HYH0C8Y/Stage8.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073472386-I2RWA88DRLB9OOQWEA6L/Stage9.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073516337-HZMJSYG19H4QP87FAVFM/Stage9.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073513516-UMEGPJ89GRQUD2ZD2B0M/Stage10.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - Almost done I had nearly finished before I noticed I never attended to the blue cloth under the horse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1473073534652-X7TO48FNSR78YXKHB9AE/Stage10.jpg Blog - Evolution of a Painting - The finished piece I'm happy with the color harmonies, but am surprised at the little self-portrait, which is somehow different in the composition that I imagined at the beginning. https://www.melissahefferlin.com/studio-blog/2016/8/23/in-good-hands-italian-hands monthly 0.5 2016-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944386708-PPM08QHY935LB1QNADL3/Madame+X+%28hands%29 Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style Madame X, John Singer Sargent, oil on linen, 1844. The hands that sent me to art school. See them at the Metropolitan Museum, NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944266465-6JLN6MS4YK5MN03TB0QJ/DSC_0174.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - More Bronzino Hands, Uffizi Virgin Mary's hands, nothing more elegant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944268959-JKQ01122FKI04OHHWVGX/DSC_0172.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Bronzino hands, Uffizi Look at the spacing of the fingers, the clarity of finger structure, elegance of proportions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944182531-83JY8RSISIR7XLAX16XC/DSC_0160.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Behold the finess Look at the mischevious smile on John the Baptist child! The grace of the faces and textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944280489-YB2LY2YK0P1LY1PCX8OW/DSC_0176.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Baby Cosimo with bird Bronzino thrills me with the childish glee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944274909-1GU7IS5DCKYP7045HM0N/DSC_0175.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Bronzino Baby hands, Uffizi Children's hands have very different proportions. They're not just adult hands in miniature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944288269-AV7Y8OVIA69L1WIDA8HV/DSC_0183.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Carravagio Hands, Uffizi Bacchus with raspberry hands against white skin, gorgeous of composition and structure, and in color indicating sensuality, overindulgence. Possibly, a poor worker with a farmer's tan, playing at decadence for a night. The contrasting skin color is information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944251385-J0UL902WTE9WGSKIEPRU/DSC_0169.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Rembrandt Self Portrait Hands In the Uffizi is a gorgeous self-portrait of elderly Rembrandt. I compare his honest and cumbersome hands to the post-Renaissance finess of Bronzino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944536885-IC1FGG6HMT82P49Z3C2H/DSC_0156.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Ceiling at the Uffizi, Florence This ceiling reminded me of the museums/palaces in St. Petersburg, Russia. Then I remembered, Italian artisans built those palaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944230841-POH71K4EPI86QUGLXK3E/DSC_0164.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Paolo Uccello This painting has been meaningful to me for twenty years because it has all the animals I love (silly reason, I know, and yet...) and because of the forceful use of space. The complexity of organizing so many beings and activities in one canvas is brilliant. And the horses, they are so chubby and dear they break my heart.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944163103-MW6FT11SPXYGRLFHMYP6/DSC_0159.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Uccello, detail of horses Never have hindquarters been so darling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944215097-AS8AFJV69V4U7586SGIU/DSC_0165.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Uccello Horse Detail While I do not want to paint in the manner of Uccello, he captured the spirit of a great horse in such a visceral way. I want to understand how to do this in my own style! His chunky, plush horses are unforgettable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944172906-ESE8WHQ09LSS17LMFLRH/DSC_0161%7E2.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Ancient Roman Relief I have ordered a tile like this from my husband for our house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944194504-65DUHZ3B5X0PGTC8V9UU/DSC_0162.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944255482-711LFEIRGAJRPPMTIBU9/DSC_0171.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Ancient Torso, Uffizi No words required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471944290286-4WCB7G57VRJ8A9QYDC0I/DSC_0182.jpg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Titian! This painting seldom interested me in reproduction, but in life it is mesmerizing. The feminine power is palpable. And speaking of hands... Notice the dear little dog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471975528883-62IL920GQ7QLJYNPK70J/Ismael%27sHands.jpeg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Ismael's Hands These hands belong to my riding instructor and friend, Ismael Martin. I wanted them to be capable, agile and manly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54e4cba3e4b04c6a77d9a47f/1471975661136-CTEPA2E5UYEIA1CZZLW4/Alexandra+Hands.jpeg Blog - In Good Hands, Italian Style - Alexandra's Hands These hands belong to a thirteen-year old whose portrait I painted, and the duck was her prized possession. 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