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Michelle C Mendez
The Sea
Unfurl the Sails
Acrylics on Golden Matt medium primed navigational chart, 23" x 34", 2025, NFS
Painted from sketches and images I took in 1992 while on board the Dar Mlodziezy tall ship
Painted from sketches and images I took in 1992 while on board the Dar Mlodziezy tall ship
Set Sail At Day Break
Acrylic, Long Island Sound Navigation Chart, 20" x 16", 2025, $3,200 framed. A topsail schooner sets off to sea as Venus, the morning star, glistens at dawn
Cohasset Cove
Watercolor and Gouache on Primed Mat Acrylic Gel on Cohasset Navigational Chart, 16" x 10 3/4", From a blinding brilliant dawn, a topsail schooner sets off from land - a strange land with mountain peaks like glaciersFramed $1,760
Alberta Clipper Storm at Sea
Acrylic, Cape Cod South Shore Navigation Chart,
23" x 29", 2025, $6, 500 unframed, There she blows! A storm a brewing across the western Canadian rockies headed straight for New England
23" x 29", 2025, $6, 500 unframed, There she blows! A storm a brewing across the western Canadian rockies headed straight for New England
Top Sail Schooner at Sunset on North River, Plymouth
Acrylic paint applied thinly over an insert navigational chart of North River, Plymouth, 2025, 8 1/2" x 8" $1, 600 framed
A light breeze offers relief on the silvery sea as the sun a-glow sets in red western sky
A light breeze offers relief on the silvery sea as the sun a-glow sets in red western sky
Homeward Bound
Acrylic, Cape Cod Navigation Chart, 15" x 20", 2025, $3,000
Oft we wish for adventure and yearn for home.
Oft we wish for adventure and yearn for home.
Marooned at Sea
Acrylic on plastic coated navigational chart of Cape Cod Bay, 23 1/2" x 29 1/2", 2025, $7,500 unframed.
A dream or nightmare, lost at sea is where tales are born. Who saves these helpless people with a torn sale and no rudder? the mermaid? the leviathan? What will happen next?
A dream or nightmare, lost at sea is where tales are born. Who saves these helpless people with a torn sale and no rudder? the mermaid? the leviathan? What will happen next?
The Morning Star on 27 April 2025
Acrylic paint on a Boston Harbor Navigation Chart, 23" x 33", 2025, $7,500
Top Sail Schooner with USA flag departs for journey at dawn.
Top Sail Schooner with USA flag departs for journey at dawn.
Gone Awry
Acrylic on Pawtucket Navigation Chart, 20" x 15", 2025, $3,000
Inspired by the rich surface area and energy of paint by J W Turner, I swooshed the thunderstorm that took the topsail schooner by surprise. Will they have time to gather the sails or perish at sea?
Inspired by the rich surface area and energy of paint by J W Turner, I swooshed the thunderstorm that took the topsail schooner by surprise. Will they have time to gather the sails or perish at sea?
Inspired by the rich surface area and energy of paint by J W Turner, I swooshed the thunderstorm that took the topsail schooner by surprise. Will they have time to gather the sails or perish at sea?
Inspired by the rich surface area and energy of paint by J W Turner, I swooshed the thunderstorm that took the topsail schooner by surprise. Will they have time to gather the sails or perish at sea?
York Harbor Star
Oil on acrylic medium primed York Harbor navigation chart section, 3 1/2" x 7 1/4" , $250 unframed, $500 framed
This tiny, delicate oil is in honor of happy times with my family at York Beach
A warm sandy beach, gentle waves ashore, a top sail schooner sets off at dawn to greet the day
This tiny, delicate oil is in honor of happy times with my family at York Beach
A warm sandy beach, gentle waves ashore, a top sail schooner sets off at dawn to greet the day
In Hot Water
Mixed Media on cold press watercolor paper, 11" x 15" 2024--
Watercolor with Salt resist, Acrylic paint, graphite
An octopus dream and mountain spirit in blistering heat clouds and waves
Watercolor with Salt resist, Acrylic paint, graphite
An octopus dream and mountain spirit in blistering heat clouds and waves
The Light House
Acrylic, Long Island Sound Navigation Chart, 16" x 21", 2025, $3,360
Sailing on Long Island Sound at night over choppy waters - stars glisten overhead as the moon emerges from the clouds
Sailing on Long Island Sound at night over choppy waters - stars glisten overhead as the moon emerges from the clouds
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