Meladramas

"Queen of the Night"
1985
Romain de Tirtoff
Erté

"Meladramas"
Images, Text, and Artwork
© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy

Contact

About Me

My Latest CD
"FLOWER"

On Sale At All
My Performances

Photo: Michio Yves Ueda

日本

Archives
March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 July 2007 August 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018 July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 December 2018 January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 May 2019 June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 September 2019 October 2019 November 2019 December 2019 January 2020 February 2020 March 2020 April 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 December 2020 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024 August 2024 September 2024 October 2024 November 2024 December 2024 January 2025 February 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025

Meladramas

Sunday, July 13, 2025

© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

Undertow

Black Ink, Oil Pastel, Watercolor
on
Watercolor Paper

11" X 15"
28 X 38 cm

I had this pattern
in my mind's eye of water
moving savagely...

© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy

It's been a while since I've picked up my brushes,
or, visited here...

I'm satisfied with today's work. :)

Some Way Through All
the Cities
(H. Budd, J. Foxx)

Harold Budd, pf
John Foxx, keys

From the Album

Translucence/Drift Music

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, John Foxx & Harold Budd, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Summer 2025, Undertow, YouTube

3:55 PM

Sunday, April 13, 2025

© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

Move Along!

Black Ink, Oil Pastel, Watercolor
on
Watercolor Paper

15" X 11"
38 X 28 cm

Meditation is
Nicely attained with a brush,
paints, and some good jams...

© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy

Crystal Silence
(C. Corea)

Chick Corea, Fender Rhodes el pf
Joe Farrell, ss
Stanley Clarke, el b
Airto Moreira, perc

From the Album

Return To Forever

Till Next Time...

Labels: "Move Along!", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Chick Corea, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Return To Forever, Spring 2025, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

4:55 PM

Sunday, February 09, 2025

© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

Salt

Black Ink, Oil Pastel, Watercolor
on
Watercolor Paper

11" X 15"
28 X 38 cm

Good to paint again
I haven't felt quite like it
up until today...

© 2025 Pamela MacCarthy

Coral

Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd

From the Album

Another Flower

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Florida, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, Watercolor Paintings, Winter 2025, YouTube

5:25 PM

Thursday, October 24, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Billowing"

Black Ink, Watercolor
on
Watercolor Paper

11" X 15"
28 X 38 cm

Sometimes there aren't
Quite enough words to say what
Music and art can...

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

I voted on 21 October.

I finished my October music playlist yesterday.
Follow the title, to the YouTube link.

10 - 2024 Music Playlist:

Dancing With Kadafi - Infected Mushroom
Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
Funk Aspirin - Cimafunk, George Clinton
I Give My Tears - Trentemøller feat. Disa
Autumn - Ben Böhmer
The Man with X-Ray Eyes - Bauhaus
Anna - Gunnar Madsen
Spectre - Radiohead
Laughing Bodies - The Smile
'Never Stay For Love - Weval, feat. Eefje de Visser
I Thought - Bryan Ferry
Belladonna - Siouxsie and the Banshees
'Tis Autumn - The Nat King Cole Trio

Till Next Time...

Labels: "Billowing", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Music playlist, October Is My Favorite Month, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Presidential Election 2024, Watercolor Paintings

4:00 PM

Sunday, September 01, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Summer Of 2024"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

11" X 15"
28 X 38 cm

Today I feel it-
September brings the end of
Summer days and nights...

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

I've been a bit melancholy lately...
Maybe it's just the end of the Summer Blues.

That's what my paintbox is for!

"The Summer Knows"
(Michel Legrand)

Laura Fygi

From the Album

Watch What Happens When Laura Fygi Meets Michel Legrand

Till Next Time...

Labels: "Summer Of 2024", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Laura Fygi, Michel Legrand, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

5:05 PM

Sunday, July 21, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Paths"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

9” X 13”
22.8 X 33.2cm

It's interesting...
We move on different paths-
Same destination

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

Today's musical inspiration:

Follow the link to hear my July playlist on YouTube

7-2024 Music Playlist:

How Often (Ben Böhmer Remix) -
Lane 8
All Of A Sudden - Chemical Brothers
Walk Above The City - Paper Kites
Read The Room - The Smile
Just The Way You Are -
Harry Connick, Jr.
Persepolis's Mirage - Anouar Brahem
Bedbugs and Ballyhoo - Echo & the Bunnymen,
feat. Ray Manzarek
Bells Above - Brian Eno
Teleharmonic - The Smile
Dream Gypsy - Bill Evans, Jim Hall
The Air We Breathe - Floris Ammann
Life, Life - Ryuichi Sakamoto,
feat. David Sylvian

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Paths, Summer 2024, Watercolor Paintings

5:20 PM

Sunday, July 07, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" We "

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

11” X 15”
28 X 38 cm

It's a subtle shift
From singular thinking to
The plural of we

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

Dreamweavers

Trentemøller, feat. Disa Jakobs

From the Album

Dreamweaver

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Summer 2024, Trentemøller, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

6:40 PM

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Gate "

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

11” X 15”
28 X 38 cm

I'm always searching
For that elusive portal...
The land of someday

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

" Boltfor "

Mogwai

From the Album

Boltfor

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Gate, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Mogwai, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2024, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

5:25 PM

Sunday, April 28, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Swim "

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Like a fish, swimming...
Beautiful colors, currents
Beware bigger fish!

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

" I Will "

(P. McCartney /J. Lennon)

The Beatles

From the Album

The Beatles

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2024, Swim, The Beatles, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

4:55 PM

Sunday, March 17, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Cork"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

9” X 13”
22.8 X 33.2cm

Someday I'll visit
the land where the MacCarthy's
come from: County Cork!

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Follow the link to hear my playlist on YouTube:

3-2024 Music Playlist:

State The Obvious - Be Svendsen
Milky Way - Panda Dub
Some Velvet Morning - Slowdive
Busload Of Faith - Lou Reed
The Ocean - Led Zeppelin
Everything's Gone Green - New Order
Fade Away And Radiate - Blondie, ft. Robert Fripp
Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere - Kenny Burrell
Love Is Everywhere (Beware) - Wilco
Days - Television
La Mer - Charles Trenet
Sally MacLennane - The Pogues

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Cork, Haiku, Happy St. Patrick's Day 2024, Intuitive Painting, Ireland, MacCarthy County Cork, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Watercolor Paintings

9:00 AM

Sunday, February 18, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Buds "

Black Ink, Watercolors, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Took awhile, but
I'm back from my nasty cold...
Soon, the "buds" of Spring!

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

"Má vlast (My Country) :
No. 2, Vltava (Moldau)"

(Bedřich Smetana)

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Antoni Wit, cond.

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Bedřich Smetana, Buds, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Watercolor Paintings, Winter 2024, YouTube

4:55 PM

Sunday, January 21, 2024

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Push The Boat Out"

Black Ink, Watercolors, Oil Pastels, Aquarelle Pencil
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

'Been here for a year
Thanks to God, my family
And a few good friends...

© 2024 Pamela MacCarthy

I haven't had much to say, since my birthday.
Today, I felt the urge to paint...

"Stone Throwers"

Johnny Hollow

From the Album

Dirty Hands

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Johnny Hollow, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Push The Boat Out, Watercolor Paintings, Winter 2024, YouTube

5:15 PM

Sunday, December 17, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Tread Lightly"

Black Ink, Watercolors, Oil Pastels, Aquarelle Pencil
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Winter holidays
I'm somewhere in the middle
Between nope and yup

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

"Le Pas Du Chat Noir"
(A. Brahem)

François Couturier, pf
Anouar Brahem, oud
Jean-Louis Matinier, accordion

From the Album

Le Pas Du Chat Noir

Till Next Time...

Labels: Anouar Brahem, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Tread Lightly, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

3:20 PM

Friday, November 10, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Saylight Davings Time"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Daylight Savings Time
Haven't done this in a while...
I don't see the point

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Follow the link to hear my playlist on YouTube:

11-2023 Music Playlist:

Fingerbib - Aphex Twin
Dreaming - Weval
Wond'ring Aloud - Jethro Tull
The Blanket Of Night - Robert Plant
Sunlight Ends - Wilco
Augusta, Angélica e Consolação - Tom Zé
Song Of Sol - Lustmord, ft. Karin Park
Destroyer - Tears Run Rings
Set The Twilight Reeling - Lou Reed
Part of the Glass - Tears Run Rings
Quattro (World Drifts In) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Elsa - Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens, Rick Wakeman

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Daylight Savings Time, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Saylight Davings Time, Watercolor Paintings

6:10 PM

Saturday, October 21, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Ring "

Black Ink, Watercolors, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

I'm painting again
Cold green tea and chocolate
Music list shuffled...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

" The Windmills of Your Mind "
(M. Legrand)

Toots Theilemans

From the Album

Footprints

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, October Is My Favorite Month, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Ring, Toots Theilemens, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

5:05 PM

Saturday, September 23, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Wander "

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

9” X 13”
22.8 X 33.2 cm

Autumn equinox
It's the first day of Autumn
My first, being here...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

"Suite in E minor,
BWV 996 - Bourée"
(J.S. Bach)

Julian Bream, g

From The Album

Johann Sebastian Bach -
Guitar Pieces (Julian Bream)

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Autumn Equinox 2023, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, J.S. Bach, Julian Bream, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Wander, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

6:07 PM

Saturday, September 16, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Memory Harvest "

Black Ink, Watercolors, Oil Pastels, Aquarelle Pencil
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Remembering last
September, not so long, yet...
Memory Harvest

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

" Aka Tombo "
(Red Dragonfly)

(K. Yamada/ R. Miki)

LRK Trio

Evgeny Lebedev, pf
Anton Revnyuk, b
Ignat Kravtsov, ds

From the Album

Urban Dreamer

Till Next Time...

Labels: Aka Tombo, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Indian Summer 2023, Intuitive Painting, Japan, LRK Trio, Memory Harvest, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

4:45 PM

Sunday, September 03, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Equinox "

Black Ink, Watercolors, Oil Pastels,
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Rituals and leasure
Obligations and pleasure
Creativity...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Today's musical inspiration:

9-2023 Music Playlist:

Ojos De Gato - Giovanni Guidi Quintet
F.O.R.E.V.E.R. (Moth Equals Remix) - James Blake
Chained To A Cloud - Slowdive
Wrong Train - Richard Butler and the Psychedelic Furs
When It Rains - Brad Mehldau
Again - Eddie Higgins Trio
Teardrop - Massive Attack, ft. Elizabeth Fraser
The Room Of Corners - Harold Budd
The Room Of Secondary Light - Harold Budd
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Archie Shepp & Jason Moran

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Equinox, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Summer 2023, Watercolor Paintings

4:09 PM

Saturday, August 26, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"The Constant"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels, Aquarelle Pencils
on
Watercolor Paper

9” X 13”
22.8 X 33.2cm

Ev'rything changes
Wether or not we like it...
The constant is love

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Today as musical inspiration,
I put my music library on "shuffle".
It was amazing...

First up:

"Slowpoke"
(Cabaret Nocturne Remix)

Sid Le Rock

From the Album

Slowpoke

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Cabaret Nocturne, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Sid Le Rock, Summer 2023, The Constant, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

5:55 PM

Sunday, August 13, 2023

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

" Trio "

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels, Aquarelle Pencil
on
Watercolor Paper

11” X 15”
28 X 38 cm

A waning cresent
Isn't much moonlight, is it?
There's always candles...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

" Pendulum "

Eberhard Weber & Paul McCandless

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Eberhard Weber & Paul McCandless, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Summer 2023, Trio, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

6:00 PM