Experiencing the presence of inner light in a painting is as powerful as repeating a mantra to focus my mind and refine emotion. Melody Phaneuf is an award-winning Boston Artist, well known for her evocative still life, landscape, and portrait paintings.
Viewing Degas and The Nude at the Museum of Fine Arts reminded me how much I love the medium of pastel. Though I have seen more worthy examples of his bathers, it was engaging to see his process of working in mixed media, layering pastel over monoprint.