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	West Nineteenth 16" x 12" acrylic on canvas Third painting of a storefront along West 19th Street in the Heights, Houston. We were at a gallery opening at M2 Gallery and caught these people taking it easy outside.
	Old Hotel 20" x 16" acrylic on canvas This is the same hotel as in Postcard from Mineola. When I went back, they had added a row of adirondack chairs that caught my eye. It's no longer a functioning hotel but I believe it houses a few people and a music studio.
	East Texas Winter #2 24" x 20" acrylic on canvas Companion piece to East Texas Winter. This street is a few blocks over and closer to downtown thus the larger houses. Winter in most of Texas is a curious mix of green and yellow and brown and gray.
	East Texas Winter 24" x 20" acrylic on canvas Street in Mineola during the winter. Winters in Texas always are a mix of dead branches and greenery. I used a larger pallette than usual. I can't count how many different but similar greens are in this one.
	Red Chairs 6" x 6" acrylic on canvas We visited some downtown clubs in Houston one hot summer and found these people having a few beers.
	Westside 14" x 11" acrylic on canvas This was recently in a show in Bellaire, TX and the people there tried to guess what street that was in Bellaire. But it's not Bellaire, it's Mineola. I need to paint some streets in Bellaire but it makes me sad because so many of the old houses have been replaced by new mansions.
	Eastside 14" x 11" acrylic on canvas This also was recently in a show in Bellaire, TX. Bellaire is another one of my favorite urban small towns in Texas but I haven't painted it. I went to high school in Bellaire and refused to join the art club. My teacher threatened to give me bad grades for not joining. But he was just joking thank goodness because I would have failed art class.
	The Dream as I Recall It 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas Hazy memory of loved ones. The sky was blazing through the trees and skewed my memory of the colors. The Light Show show at M2 Gallery, 325 W. 19th Street, Houston, TX July 5 thru July 30, 2007
	Red Peppers 20" x 16" acrylic on canvas My latest still life. This one took a bit longer than the others because of the complexity of the design. I had a challenge with the pineapple but since I only imitate reality in these paintings, I managed to find a solution to the intricacy of the texture.
	Magazine 12" x 16" acrylic on canvas Go Figure Juried show at M2 Gallery, 325 W. 19th Street, Houston, TX January 10 thru February 4, 2007 Woodlands Art League Second Place Oil/Acrylic February 2007
	Green Carnations 8" x 10" acrylic on canvas One spring day I gathered some flowers from the megamart and put them in a jar. On a lawn chair. And some other stuff.
	Texas Eagle 16" x 12" acrylic on canvas The Texas Eagle connects Texas with the rest of the country rail. This one made a stop in Mineola.
	Fast Lane 16" x 12" acrylic on canvas Obviously not the fast lane. More like a lazy Saturday afternoon.
	Boat Dock 10" x 8" acrylic on canvas Puget Sound shoreline at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Birdwatchers congregate there mostly for the herons.
	Blue Pitcher 11" x 14" acrylic on canvas My dollar store pitcher that I love.
	Postcard from Mineola 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas From my photos of the historical Beckham Hotel in Mineola, Texas.
	Buffalo Bayou 16" x 12" acrylic on canvas Buffalo Bayou behind the Aquarium. One of those Houston summer days that is so bright all the colors turn to neon. On display at City of Houston Annex Art on Loan Show beginning April 2007 Show extended to April 2009
	Blue Coffee Press 20" x 16" acrylic on canvas The most colorful things I could find around the house. Woodlands Art League First Place abstract February 2007
	Condemned #2 11" x 14" acrylic on canvas It's the house that's condemned. This property in the Museum District of Houston was tagged for demolition. I'm a sucker for large porches.
	Park Bench 12" x 16" acrylic on canvas Mother and daughter in Central Park. Private collection.
	Brown Vase 9" x 12" acrylic on canvas The laciness of the leaves caught my eye.
	Out the Window 9" x 12" acrylic on mansonite Dale and Cole are waiting by the window. Private collection.
	Dungeness Forest 9" x 12" acrylic on canvas This looks like my neighborhood but it's actually a forest in Washington State.
	House on Caroline Street 9" x 12" acrylic on canvas Spanish-style house in the Houston Museum district.
	The Entry 9" x 12" acrylic on canvas The two doors intrigued me. Something made me want to place everything on a field of gray.
© 2008 Melinda Patrick