Welcome to the Art of
Jonathon Melhus
"An artist starts a story and it's the viewers who finish it."
I often find when I read a good book that the author creates an image with words and it's up to me the reader to imagine it however I feel. Sure the author describes how they see it, but each of us has a different inner artist and the author can only paint so much. Whether it is people close to us or places we've seen we all sort of base the characters and places off of our own memories. Each image becomes something different depending on the person and the life they live.
Renewal
"This is the last of my unfinished paintings that I've worked on over the years. I kind of had the idea that she is like a phoenix going around and renewing the forest, basically like the coming of fall when the leaves turn colour and fall off awaiting the next season to grow anew." Falling in Love
"The the tree's leaves are changing and falling which makes it Autumn. The trees are embracing and form a heart. So hence the name (Fall)ing in Love. I hope you enjoy it." Path Of Enlightenment
Site has been underconstruction, we're half way through completion so please bare with me if some things weren't working properly. Once done everything should be running smoothly and better than ever. Thank you for your patience and enjoy the "New Gallery."
I've made some prints of my latest paintings and soon hope to them available for sale in the near future so look for the "SHOP" link to show up soon.
I'm also working on a new painting, It will be calming and relaxing scene of a woman in a stream on a rock in the middle of the woods. Oh, and there will be plenty of light shining through to add a little warmth and feeling.