Meladramas

"Queen of the Night"
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Meladramas

Sunday, September 03, 2023

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

4:09 PM

Saturday, August 26, 2023

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

5:55 PM

Friday, August 18, 2023

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" Dusk On The Bay "

Sometimes I go here
and drink tall cool Heineken's
when it's not too hot...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Happy Birthday to my mother, Shirley!

Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2023

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" Deep Pink Hibiscus "

" Again "

(L. Newman /D. Cochran)

Eddie Higgins, pf
Ray Drummons, b,
Ben Riley, ds

From the Album

Again

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, August photos, Eddie Higgins Trio, Haiku, Happy Birthday To My Mother, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Summer 2023, YouTube

10:30 AM

Sunday, August 13, 2023

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

6:00 PM

Monday, August 07, 2023

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"Hang On"

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

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Heat and thunderstorms
August brings intensity...
Margarita, yes!

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Today's musical inspiration:

8-2023 Music Playlist:

Approaching Greenland At 7pm - Tangerine Dream
Blackbox Life Recorder 21f l - Aphex Twin
Samba Triste - Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd
My Time As a Ghostly Someone Else - R Missing
Stolen - Moth Equals
The Garden - Einstürzende Neubauten
Tumalu - Santi & Tuğçe
Mad About The Boy (Noël Coward) - Marianne Faithfull
Rituals - Nicola Conte
Piano Concerto No. 23_ II. Adagio (W.A. Mozart) - Hélène Grimaud,
with the Chamber Orchestra of Bavarian Radio, Radoslaw Szulc, cond.

Rest in Peace, Ray Convery.

Till Next Time...

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

6:20 PM

Thursday, August 03, 2023

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" August Garden "

When I see a most
colorful zinnia garden
I am transported...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

I am back for a short visit with my sister
Debra and my brother-in-law, Jim.

While I'm here, they have a gorgeous
flower garden I like to photograph and paint!

"Olive Tree"
(Bright-Side Mix)

Peter Gabriel

From the Upcoming Album

i/o

Till Next Time...

Labels: "August Garden", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, August photos, Haiku, i/o, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Peter Gabriel, Summer 2023, YouTube, Zinnia

2:22 PM

Saturday, July 29, 2023

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"Butterfly 1...”

Light as air they pass
But trying to catch in a
photograph, is tough...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
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" Butterfly 2"

As a fan of Outlander,
when I recently started to watch Season 7,
I was taken aback at the opening theme song.

"That's Sinéad O'Connor," says I!
I was so glad to hear her voice once again...
When I read of her recent passing,
I sat down and cried.

"Sky Boat Song"
Outlander, Season 7

(B. McCreary)

Sinéad O'Connor

December 8,1966 ~ July 26th, 2023

Godspeed, and R.I.P.

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, July Photos, Outlander, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Sinéad O'Connor, Summer 2023, YouTube

5:02 PM

Sunday, July 16, 2023

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"Follow The Leader"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

15” X 11”
38 X 28 cm

Some days I thank God
I can paint, it provides such
splendid diversion...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Today's musical inspiration:

"Crepuscular Solidão"
(Teofilo Chantre)

Cesária Évora

From the Album

The Very Best of Cesária Évora

Till Next Time...

Labels: "Follow The Leader", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Summer 2023, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

5:25 PM

Sunday, July 09, 2023

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"Persevere"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Washi Paper

9.5” X 10.5”
24 X 26.7cm

You must persevere
No one else can tell your tale
This is your challenge

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

Today's musical inspiration:

7-2023 Music Playlist:

Patricia - Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán
Everything Went Well - Weval
Ben Her Zaman Sana Aşıktım - Kalben
Where's My Love? - SYML
The Telephone Call - Kraftwerk
Ferris Wheel - Gábor Szabó
Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine
Mare Nostrum - Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren
Nautilus - Yin Yin
Tonight In Bilbao - Sun Kil Moon
Crepuscular Solidão - Cesária Évora
Vivo Sonhando - Stan Getz, João Gilberto

Till Next Time...

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

3:02 PM

Thursday, July 06, 2023

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" Zinnia Garden "

Picking zinnia...
Wandering through colors of
Florida summer...

The heat's similar
but not the lay of the land
or the play of light...

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy

© 2023 Pamela MacCarthy
All rights reserved

"Button Zinnia"

Too hot outside to linger for long...

I'm thinking back to last July, the stifling heat of Tokyo,
while photographing the lotus flowers...

Apples and oranges, or, mangos?

"Vivo Sonhando"
(Dreamer)

(Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees)

Antônio Carlos Jobim, pf
João Gilberto, vo, g
Stan Getz, ts
Tommy Williams, b
Milton Banana, ds

From the Album

Getz/Gilberto

Till Next Time...

Labels: Antônio Carlos Jobim, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, João Gilberto, July Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Stan Getz, Summer 2023, YouTube, Zinnia

2:45 PM