New Show at Waterworks Gallery

Recent oil paintings that feature the rusted marks, maritime markers and the language in the world of rust, algae & slime from the surface of tankers, freighter and barges. Taking her inspiration from working maritime ships, Melinda creates an abstraction rooted in the realities of steel rust and water. This is the world and work of painter, Melinda Hannigan.

Melinda, always having a relationship with the water, whether through her family or friends, created a fascination with the water and the vessels that glide in the water. The water affects the steel hull of the freighters, tankers and barges, impacting, leaving many types of marks. The anchors, the buoys, the cranes & shipping crates, the piers, the other vehicles, all affect one another. Always leaving marks.

These marks and gouges eventually turn into rust, and the world of rust has many colors. Can steel turn pink?

Can that lively shade of green, be slime growing on the hull? These images captivate Melinda, and serve as the prologue for the creation of her oil paintings, with Melinda turning hard steel realities into abstract paintings.

Water markers, churn against the pale blue steel. Yes, you begin to see the freighter and the waterlines. The language of the sea becomes waypoint markers in understanding abstract painting.

Melinda Hannigan – The Rusted Surface
July 20 – August 10
For further information contact
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Ruth Offen
WaterWorks Gallery
315 Argyle St.
(360) 378-3060

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