About This Artwork
'The largest original painting in the Swit Swurl collection - super striking' - Melissa Sharplin
Swallow image - Stanford Press Jasen Partner catalogue
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 48 x 60.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'We all know magpies have the tendency to attack you, The model is ready for the next swoop and her stare says 'Bring it on', makes me chuckle' - Melissa Sharplin
Model - Grace HollowsPhoto model - Damien Van der VlistMagpie photographer - Paul C
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 60 x 40 Inches
About This Artwork
'If birds were an extension to our personality these two marry up perfectly- cheeky kea and a cheeky look' - Melissa Sharplin
Model - Georgia FowlerPhotographer - Charles HowellsKea photographer - Richard Seaman
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scales: 30 x 47.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Contemporary babes in grey scale, with a palette that pops. 'In the Blue' makes a gorgeous triptych with her sisters 'In The Pink' and 'In Love with Apricot'.
Available framed.
'Looking at flat sections of colour with detailed pieces of realism.' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2012
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Contemporary babes in grey scale with a palette that pops. 'In Love with Apricot' makes a gorgeous triptych with her sisters 'In The Pink' and 'In The Blue'. Available framed.
'Looking at flat sections of colour with detailed pieces of realism.' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2012
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Contemporary babes in grey scale, with a palette that pops. 'In the Pink' makes a gorgeous triptych with her sisters 'In The Blue' and 'In Love with Apricot'.
Available framed.
'Looking at flat sections of colour with detailed pieces of realism.' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2012
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'The pen doodling in the background of this painting, represents the story of a night out with a group of girls, forgetting to pay for sangria and finding love' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2007
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: 39.4 x 27.6 Inches
About This Artwork
Realism/surrealism, Looking at merging patterns and features, creating a work that is vintage yet modern.
Finished in Feb 2014
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: 23.6 x 35.4 Inches
'Roses are Red'
Realist portraiture and expressionist florals collide.
Full blushes of petals fold your eye into the painting, electric blue delightfully punctuates the dream. Melissa Sharplin's signature flawless portraiture in a fresh direction, enveloped in rich pattern and delicious colour on striking black.
High gloss resin topcoat.
Oil on board, diameter 1200mm
About This Artwork
The second in a series of 3 different fantails on delicate china cups.
The set is available framed and make wonderful gifts.
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8.26 x 8.26 Inches
About This Artwork
The third in a series of fantails perching upon delicate china cups. The set is available framed and make wonderful gifts.
Original Medium: Watercolour and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8.26 x 8.26 Inches
About This Artwork
The third in a series of 3 different fantails on delicate china cups. Buy as a set or separately.
Original Medium: Watercolour and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8.26 x 8.26 Inches
About This Artwork
'Pop Geisha, This little lady was on some very old bathroom wallpaper in my very first flat in Christchurch on Madras Street - Dreamy' - Melissa Sharplin
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paperOriginal Scale: 16.5 x 23.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Stunning simplicity, Lotus is a monotone beauty to suit any interior.
Finished in Sept 2017
Please note - Lotus comes printed in A Paper sizes, although the image is square.
Canvas prints are square, custom sizes available.Original Medium: Gesso and Graphite on MirrorOriginal Scale: Approx A1
About This Artwork
'Miss Aviator, one of my most popular prints - she is a composition of layered images creating a power piece' - Melissa Sharplin
Miss Aviator is available on limited run Women and Men's Tshirts
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 11.5 x 18.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'The tiger represents the creative thought process, finding an idea and jumping with the wildness of wherever it takes you.' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2013
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 23.4 x 33.1 Inches
About This Artwork
A pilot, aerialist and a dreamer who comes down slowly but hangs onto her dreams and fantasies.
1970 Girlie Magazine Image.
Original Medium: Oil on woodOriginal Scale: 23.4 x 33.1 Inches
