When we went out to LA for the opening of Matthew Couper’s solo show, “In Memory of Water”, and the group show, “Onward”, that my work is featured in, I did a short interview with local news outlet “The Corsair”. You can read The Corsair here. Many thanks to artist, Matthew Couper, Billy and Matthew at La Luz De Jesus and writer, Stan Misraje for the link. Photos courtesy of Glenn Zuchman. “The Final Aspersion” by Matthew Couper ..read more

It’s been a busy week of travel to LA and and then onto Buffalo, New York for two back to back show openings. “Onward” opened at La Luz De Jesus gallery in LA on May 3d and runs until June 2nd. It was an amazing experience to have had the opportunity to go out there and meet the the people running the gallery as well as some of the other artists. '“Transcendence”, a three artist show that I am in, opened this past Friday at Revolution Gallery in Buffalo, NY. The show is up until June 14th. We had the pleasure of seeing some familiar faces from the last time I showed at the gallery and got to ..read more

Framing up and shipping out! Hello all! How is is even possible that we are already more than halfway through April, which is a quarter of the way through the year? Yikes! Anyway, here is an update on my current and future shows happening from now through September. As always, I will make adjustments and updates if needed. ! I’m attending the openings on the 3rd in Los Angeles and on the 10th in Buffalo so please stop by and say hi if you are in the area! “Onward” group show. May 3-June 2nd, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.“Tran ..read more

I’m excited to announce that more of my “Dead Masters” series of work will be part of the group portrait show, “Onward”, opening Friday, May 3rd at La Luz De Jesus art gallery in Los Angeles. This show is in conjunction with artist, Matthew Couper’s solo exhibition, “In Memory of Water” opening on the same night in the main gallery. “Princess in Pearls”, by Michele Melcher ..read more

Because dates and new opportunities change week to week here’s an updated 2019 Show list. Including some NEW additional exhibitions! I have a lot of work to do the next couple of months and can’t wait to share all of the new pieces with you when I can. Stay tuned!Selected Exhibitions2019Revolution Gallery “Mini Masterpieces” Group Show. January 4-February 9th. Buffalo, NY.Gristle Gallery “After Dark” Group Show. January 19-March 9. Brooklyn, NY.WOWxWOW Gallery “Wonderkin” Group Show. April 5th - 26th (Online) https://wowxwow.com/ Laluzdejesus Gallery “ Laluzapalooza #33” Group Show. March 1-31 ..read more

“The Artist” - Deadmasters by Michele Melcher after “The Artist Anne Vallayer-Coster” by Alexander Roslin (b. 1718 d.1793) Welcome to my 2019 art show schedule! Some of the dates are subject to change and I will update them as soon as I have the correct information from the galleries. January 19 - March 9. “After Dark”. Gristle Gallery Brooklyn, NYMarch (tbt) - “Laluzapalooza #33”. La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CaliforniaApril 5-26. “Wonderkin”. WOWxWOW gallery (online)April 6. “Flora and Fetish” Hudson Hughes gallery (online)A ..read more

Everyone Loves A Parade I’m excited to announce that Revolution Gallery in Buffalo, NY is having their first show of 2019 opening TONIGHT! Mini Masterpieces is a collection of 45 artists from around the globe who have created 85 small works. Everything in the show is priced at $300 and under. This is my painting for the show and it’s called “Everyone Loves a Parade”.Size - 5”x5”Medium - oil on wood panelFor purchase inquiries and to be added to the collector’s preview and show announcement email list, contact Revolution Gallery ..read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I have been terrible at keeping up with the blog lately. SO I’m posting two different entries today, one focusing on the article in the title above and a separate post about my entirely different oil painting/fine art. Two posts in one day! Making up for lost time! ANYWAY….. I created a series of illustrations for the December 2018 edition of the AARP Bulletin. The article by author, Jane Bryant Quinn, is called “Money For Life” which is her simple, easy-to-use formula to make sure you never run out of cash. The article is split up into different case studies with illustration ..read more

Hello everyone! It's been a busy summer working on the house and getting ready for this Fall's show schedule. I can't believe that this weekend is Labor Day Weekend (for those of you out of the country, Labor Day is the traditional marker for the "end of summer festivities" in the USA).So without further adieu, scroll down to see where I will be and what I'm doing event wise for the next few months:Friday, September 7th, "Poisons and Antidotes" - Black Moth Tattoo and Art Gallery, 18 Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore PA 19003. Reception 6-9 PM ..read more