Mel McCuddin - Figurative Expressionist
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2010
- A seven minute look at how Mel McCuddin creates his unique paintings with a series of oil painting techniques where Mel "finds the image" within the abstract expressionist "underpainting" that he makes first. This process creates a spontaneity that leads to some very interesting results.
This is one of my favorite videos on RUclips.
The Internet needs more Mel McCuddin videos!!!!
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I love this guy. He's real, he's human and his paintings have a beautiful strangeness.
I totally align with his way of using the underpainting to show him where to go. I too love to see pictures in the clouds.
I think I'm a little obsessed. I've watched this several times this past year or so, and love it every time.
Mel strikes me as having no pretense, but at the same time he respects his work and his process. I'm inspired to try this method, and I appreciate his willingness to share his method with us.
You are an amazing artist ! Thank you for opening my eyes.
I keep coming back to this video when I need a jolt of inspiration to paint. Mel is such an amiable, inspiring and wonderful artist/person. And his paintings are haunting, mysterious and darkly comical. Can totally relate to his approach to creating art, and making out shapes in his under-painting. Thanks for existing Mel!
I LOVE Mel's stuff. He is a genius as far as I'm concerned. LOVE IT.
This is probably the most inspiring video on painting that I've seen on youtube. I'm going to try your method. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, what an amazing artist. Love his paintings. And I love how he doesn't start with an idea, he just looks into the abstract background and sees something.
Dood...incredible!!! LOVE your spontaneous visions and your dedication to allowing us to see through your world. BRAVO!!
His work is incredible. Such a clever technique. What a lovely guy too!
I watch this video over and over. I love your work Mel!
Abstract Painting Techniques with Andy Morris that's exactly what I do!!
contrary to popular belief you are an expressive,unique,lighthearted and wonderful painter.
I love your work
I am an old artist and I give you a 5 star.
Thank you! Thank you for being YOU. I love your finished works, but I love what you do to arrive there the most.
This is the FIRST artist in 75 years of my life that I feel connected to in terms of thought processes. I definitely get his thought process.
Now here's a painter working true blue works of art, my kind of process too. Thank you.
This is how I paint. The art is there, you just waiting for it to emerge. But this gentleman is fantastically talented and unapologetic. Love it!
I'm madly in love with his work and his smile and his sweet spirit. And especially his work! I'm in Oregon, so a trip to Idaho is definitely in order!
I loooooove this video. The style and process of his work is very inspiring imaginative and free. Just amazing.
This man reminds me of my grandfather. LOL. And i love the fact that his view towards painting are extremely simple. His method, approach, i mean everything. What a humble person. I'm definitely gonna do some painting tonight. Haha.
I m new to painting and no formal training so this is where I am learning. This makes so much sense to me.
What amazing brilliant and INTERESTING and FUN paintings and he comes over as lovely man! I sometimes work like this (I see faces in loads of paint splodges/marks) but have never made anything as wonderful as his paintings, his talent is extraordinary.
And yes: how to know when to STOP, not over-do it = that takes years of learning/experience plus a good memory to REMEMBER it - which I haven't got because of my brain injury: learn, forget, learn, forget, relearn...
One of the few RUclips videos that teach and show depth in both painting and life - weeding through the "gimmick artists" tough here but Mel is the real deal - Bravo
The work and method are fantastic and interesting and you also get the feeling that you would like to know this artist - he smiles a lot.
I paint this way too, its called simulacra, mostly the images are divine, i love it too. I really love your works of art too. I use, after the underpainting, indian ink in various ways, on the canvas, sometimes straight from the bottle, other times I dilute and soak cloth in it and then place it on the canvas, then let it dry and then spend days looking for the image to speak to me, and i stay true to what i find in on the canvas. This makes me feel like an authentic artist, a creator if I may, and layering feels like its (the image) coming to life, its own life, I'm just the maker...
I believe you meant to say India ink.
Some of my best works are a result of what I first thought was a mistake. But if you trust yourself, you can transform a thought or notion into something very different and appealing by seeing something in the nuances of form and shape, often formed by our experiences. Everything is an experiment.
I love this interview, especially the comments at the end re the forensic psychologist. So funny. Love Mel's work. Amazing storytelling.
Wow! My friend sent me this video and what a great surprise! I loved Mel's interview- such a down to earth,creative soul! no issues with this guy- just great artwork!!
Thanks so much for sharing this!
I have to watch this film at least twice a week! I love Mel’s work and the fantastic paintings he creates as I like to paint whacky kind of crazy paintings ! Thank you for sharing with us!
Great approach to painting and keeping your imagination active. Nice color and a kickass attitude. Cheers!
I feel like I’ve found home!
Mel, your paintings startle me, fascinate me. Truly your own. Love how you work. Hope to see them sometime. My studio is in Edmonds,not so far.
Absolutely love your method. I'm going to give it a try and see if I'm "crazy" too.
I can't wait to try it. Great video
"Sometimes it seems like a waste of time but it never is". Love this. Such organic and courageous approach and flow. Thanks for sharing!
I studied a few years with a well known teacher and she always encouraged me to use the process and techniques you so generously shared, when I find my inspiration, I just take off and the end is sometimes very surprising, sometimes I aso fail, but keep going. Haven't painted in many months but you have truly inspired me, and tomorrow I will paint!
This is art the way I perceive it as well, spontaneous and directed by the painting and what comes from the images.
Thank goodness I found this artist. I have been trying different styles for a while but this was a wake up moment. It's in my head but I couldn't find a way to get it onto the canvas. I can't wait to give it a try. Thank you so much.
The humble genius. I cannot thank you enough...
Thanks for his kindness inside out, valuable creation making abstract understandable to reach every viewers!!
Thanks for sharing Mel's style. I like the figurative painting style. Very interesting how he works to not overwork the painting. I think a lot of painters face this issue.
I loved watching this video of Mel McCuddin...interesting how he looks for the subjects within his work...I might have to give this a try; really liked this alot.
I love figurative expressionism - I like it
I forgot to add, the paintings are genius!
Im in love. 😭 Ive always seen things within things, but its the first time ive seen an artist use this approach to creating. I love it so much, the paintings speak volumes within their simplicity. Thankyou for inspiring me and others and showing the world that your way may not be everyone elses, but thats okay!! ❤👏
i love his approach. kinda crazy spontaneous fun real expressive dark alive. just beautiful. i want one
hi Mel, I love your paintings and watch them over and over again. I wish there would be some new ones. May I hope?
You are truly amazing. I have lost count on how many times I’ve watched this video. I would love to come to your studio and spend hours watching you paint.
I've been periodically watching this clip for inspiration for atleast ten years haha
Yeah, I like his style! :) Could watch him painting all day
The ultimate result isn't my favorite, but the process is absolutely killer! I like how he arrives at his decisions, and I might try to incorporate some of these ideas into my work.
Mel, I absolutely love your work and wish you would give lessons...?...I enjoy your smiling face and wonderful personality and the paintings are just terrific! I love the freedom and the joy of the paintings. You express so much depth and feeling!! Thank you.
such a good video!! so cool to see his process
I do this too! I am just about to finish a degree in Fine Arts and my teachers hate us doing this. In fact, they pretty much don't allow it. But I LOVE working this way. I love to meet my mystery characters. I think this art is completely relevant. Why can't it be? I can't wait to graduate from university art school...so I can make what I like. Ridiculous! But true!
Miss L it has been 6 years since you posted this comment. How are things going? I assume that you finished art school. Have you been able to make a living in the art world?? So many things have happened in the last six years.
My answer fot that, is a Mystery
What a great guy. So modest, so brilliant. I am saving up for one of his paintings.
So glad to see someone that paints the way I do. Been feeling a little insecure as to my method so it's nice to see that I'm not alone in this approach. Nice. I love the paintings.
This is the FIRST time I've seen someone use the same method I use. I do the same thing from picking the figures out of an abstract background to flipping them upside down. Good to know I'm not crazy.
Who said you're not crazy, and why is it good to know you're not
ive been looking through my computer all week at painting videos and your work is the most inspiring ive come across,i jumped outa my seat a few times i can tell ya,so exciting
At first I didn't like the paintings he made but then when I got to hear about his process on them I actually started to enjoy his style. Sometimes art just takes time :)
1 minute in and I love you already. I too look for the images the come forth. Your paintings are beautiful and truly evoke an emotion.
I love this guy and his art!!!!
First time I have landed on this guy's painting/process. I totally dig him. Lately I have had more success painting with the "find the image after laying down paint" process than with the attempt to draw or sketch or map out a precise image and then paint it.
I love your paintings. They're unusual, dynamic and full of interest. Great use of colour, too
My technique regarding many figures is exactly the same as yours. Ha! I knew I wasn't crazy. :) It's amazing how those figures materialize. Your art is excellent, truly expressive. Keep on truckin', Bud, and thanks for this clip.
I'm blown away and I relate
This is awesome!
fabulous technique fantastic paintings....very bold style!
a very humble and down to earth explanation of his process.
hes doing alright for 77 too....good luck to him
Your paintings are quite inspiring. I am 66 and just started painting not too long ago. This has made me want to try something else. I feel a need to find my niche. You are AMAZING!
I have just discovered this work, as an artist myself it's something to aspire to. I love it, especially the animals.
Mel, I want to thank you for your work! You were 13 when I was born and I’m painting now though I started late - and the light you get in your work inspires me! I love faces and yours are superb in their economic sensitivity! I mean you say so much with so little. Again thank you from me in Wales, UK!
Yes thank you again. Also from Wales..
what a brave and confident painter, very inspiring.. Keep up the amazing work..
Scrummy paintings. Great figures and creatures. Just a super process which I will try. Thanks. 😀
This dude is an animal. Love his spirit
The colors! The creative process! This is wonderful. Very inspiring.
colours gorgeous -love his work
Mel,I am new to your work but loved your style instantly.I work as an Artist too so appreciate all that you put into a piece of work,I look forward to more of your videos.
i think it is your process... Whenever I look for things in the paint it cones out very strange... Think that is pure creation ... Right brain takes over it is hard for those in their left brain to understand why we would paint that! :).
Great video, he is a wonderful artist who finds some great people and animals in the paint.
There is so many different folks in his images, a fine inspiration for others to play with paint.
I love your work and I am so glad I found your video. That's something else about the forensic psychologist. It goes to show how people who are left-brained cannot even begin to understand art.
Wow ! Mel , I wish I could paint in the studio near yours . Fantastic work !
A brilliant colourist! Great relationship with gesture and the materials he uses.
love his style of painting
I Love this technique . His work is really really fresh !!!!!
Love,Love,Love YOUR ART!
I love you because once I saw this video I started to paint. You were so inspirational. My prayers are with your family. May you rest in peace.
Great guy,love your work!Thanks!
I find it interesting that diectors like tim burton and shows like stanger things are celebrated for their unique and disturbing perspective but this painter is essentially asulted for his content.
I love the uniqness of the work...i love his process. ..
I think the best artists are those who learn and are inspired by othet creators but then find thier own way or voice. No other artist has work like his....THATS what makes them wonderful AND ultimately collectable . I think thats why that psychologist bought a painting after talking with him. She approached art from her clinical perspective, but did not fail to appreciate it.
Like any creator, artists should never make work with the idea to market it, that cheapens it makes it to easy to copy anothers style in order to make money.
When this is done, what ends up happening is, that "creator " ends up blending in and being absorbed into the "noise ". They have no voice of thier own that elevates them up out of that "noise ".
The noise being the voiceless retail assembly- line production of art totally lacking in heart and stripped of its soul.
Love it! thanks for sharing your process. Being an artist in itself is to express freely, so I found your comments about what others have said in the past interesting.
Only just come across this video. Loved watching how you develop your ideas and the down -to-earth explanation you provided of how you get from the blank canvas to the final images. Thank you.
thanks!...I love your lovely art..but more importantly your kindness,and your transparent soul.
What a lovely person you are. I love your work, I'm exploring working in the same way ie finding the image from the underpainting. Post more videos !!
2010!! This is fantastic! Just in time ☺️
He is crazy for sure....i love it..this is how we all are :D You do the greatest thing in the world...enjoy what you do.
Excellent look at an artist's process. Gave me some ideas! Thank you for posting.
This guys work is brilliant.
WONDERFUL STUFF, MAN!
Love your work sir!!!
Wow..beautiful friend love it👍😊😃❤️ ❤️👍👍👍...
His reminds me of Rufino Tamayo's work.
Truly inspiring!
A brave soul to go at a canvas in that way!
These are great paintings. Love them
What a wonderful man, and a great painter 🌻