The Bokeh Blog
SOFTLY - come behind the scenes of opening week
'SOFTLY' is Mel's first solo show, which is giving her all the feelings this week. Read how she's reframing the emotions and casting a bokeh-ful lens over the experience. Come...
SOFTLY - come behind the scenes of opening week
'SOFTLY' is Mel's first solo show, which is giving her all the feelings this week. Read how she's reframing the emotions and casting a bokeh-ful lens over the experience. Come...
Bokeh-ful Still Life Paintings
Light is the most important consideration when I create a reference photo for my bokeh oil paintings. Typically the light comes from city lights at night, sparkles on water or the...
Bokeh-ful Still Life Paintings
Light is the most important consideration when I create a reference photo for my bokeh oil paintings. Typically the light comes from city lights at night, sparkles on water or the...
What is bokeh art?
Bokeh: The Art of Softness and Surrender What is bokeh? Why do I paint it? And what does it mean 'to be bokeh-ful'? Have you ever gazed at a photograph...
What is bokeh art?
Bokeh: The Art of Softness and Surrender What is bokeh? Why do I paint it? And what does it mean 'to be bokeh-ful'? Have you ever gazed at a photograph...
The Art of Colour Drenching
'Colour drenching' is the art of saturating a room in shades of a single colour. In this article The Penny Drops' artist Mel McKenzie discusses the benefits of colour drenching,...
The Art of Colour Drenching
'Colour drenching' is the art of saturating a room in shades of a single colour. In this article The Penny Drops' artist Mel McKenzie discusses the benefits of colour drenching,...
The Art of Rule Breaking: UNO taught me this le...
How a summer spent playing UNO in a caravan dished up a metaphor for the 'rules' we live by in our homes, my pet peeve when it comes to hanging...
The Art of Rule Breaking: UNO taught me this le...
How a summer spent playing UNO in a caravan dished up a metaphor for the 'rules' we live by in our homes, my pet peeve when it comes to hanging...
After the 'B' Exhibition: looking back & forward
Bokeh artist Mel McKenzie wraps up the 'B' Exhibition held with Lynn Brocherie Millar (The Teabag Lady 😉) at the Art Attic Gallery in Invercargill. In this blog post she...
After the 'B' Exhibition: looking back & forward
Bokeh artist Mel McKenzie wraps up the 'B' Exhibition held with Lynn Brocherie Millar (The Teabag Lady 😉) at the Art Attic Gallery in Invercargill. In this blog post she...