Aurea (Framed) (2026) Original Oil Painting by Melanie Crawford

I rarely paint with oils, but I miss them, so this one was painted to bring back the love of oil painting. The inspiration for this work is from my favourite quote from Martha Graham "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost." For me, inspiration comes from a wide variety of sources, nature, memory, music, research and through experimentation. I’m interested in the power of the organic, time and memory and understanding that art is a universal language.

Materials used:

Oil on Linen

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 78 x 78 x 4cm (framed) / 76 x 76cm (actual image size)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Organic
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative