Diptychs
Diptychs Elevate Your Art Style
⚡ What makes a Melissa Lea diptych special? What IS a diptych?
You don’t have to be a classically trained artist to know that a diptych is like a 2-piece suit ~ you can wear each piece separate from the other and they serve a purpose, but together they tell the whole story.
This is exactly how I paint my diptychs. And my triptychs too. Each piece is considered a whole, and together they finish each other. But what makes my diptychs special?
Melissa Lea Diptych
✓ 2 pieces
✓ each piece, a piece of art
✓ together, they complete the story
The artist decides
Examples of Diptychs
What might look like a diptych, and be called a diptych,
but it could be 1 painting cut in half 😲
my diptych
This is a beautiful example of an original Melissa Lea diptych painting
Each half of the diptych is itself a beautiful painting, and together they complete as another whole painting, with its own focal point, composition, harmonizing, etc..
A true diptych
my non-diptych
No, this is not a true diptych
this painting was cut in half!
I painted this as 1 painting, and then later decided to cut it in half to make it appear to be a diptych. Why do this? Read below!
Although not a true diptych, I call it a diptych because I am selling this as 1 painting.
the final exam of diptychs
Yes! This is a diptych
Although it is 1 piece, and will most likely be cut in half before it is finished. It was painted as 2 separate paintings, each able to stand on their own with focal point, composition, color harmony, etc…
A true diptych
Connection
why cut a perfectly good painting in half?
Well, it’s not to pretend that it’s a diptych! …at least not in my case. I cut the painting to add another layer of abstraction, with intent to involve the owner in the creation process.
Should the 2 pieces be in 1 frame? in 2 frames? How should they be separated or displayed? There is a layer of involvement that connects me with the viewer. There is action.
action, involvement, connection
My art is more than a pretty picture
~ it changes the world
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Examples of Diptychs
a closer look at the details in these diptychs
Not a diptych. Fire & Ice are 2 separate paintings that look good together because they were painted at the same time.
Yes, a diptych. Nutritious & Delicious were painted together intentionally to stay together, but could be sold separately as they are each a complete painting. But I choose to create a new piece of art, a diptych, 2 pieces sold together as 1.
Not a true Melissa Lea diptych, but selling together as a diptych. I cut this 24×18″ abstract floral painting after I painted it, to allow for additional creative expression in the framing and display stages.
the self challenge
Why do I love to paint diptychs?
Diptychs add a layer of abstraction to my already abstract paintings.
The style compounds and demonstrates my playful spirit, and the whimsy I experience in all things.
Artist
Marie Florence Designs
It was a trick question
If you’ve made it this far, you must be wondering what my favorite diptych is?
It’s not a diptych at all ~ it’s a triptych! 😁
I painted these 3 pieces, intentionally for them together to be a whole painting, but each individually and with it’s neighbor, are also complete paintings. This is arches watercolor paper with lots of soft pastels in the mixed media. It was a thrill, a challenge, and a painting with intention.
This style of painting (diptychs, triptychs) adds a layer of self challenge that I really enjoy, but it’s not my norm ~ my motus operandum is to paint intuitively, not to put too many guardrails in my process.
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