Mel McCuddin | Northwest Profiles (2021) | KSPS PBS

Influenced by abstract expressionist painters, Spokane artist Mel McCuddin uses fingers, rags and brushes to create his unconventional animal and human subjects.

Produced by Scott McKinnon in 2021.

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[TeacherTribes]

LOVE this man...thanks for making another video of him. I adore his work

[dragonskinavi]

Great to see a new Mel video after so many years, thank you for making this! He will always be one of my favourite artists for his gift of turning paint on a canvas into profound works of art!

[annrubino]

Just revisited this video and it thrilled me even more! I love your work so much, Mel and it is so lovely to see you with your wife. I too paint on in my 80s but never achieved the truly creative joy of your paintings. Still, we paint on. Your attitude is inspiring - thank you.

[marymess]

What a wonderful video! Mel was a Fabulous artist, he captured the human condition in such a soulful way.

[bloomsums]

Art of the imagination, true blue to me. I love his work, renews my faith in artists hearing the call to create from the soul. Thank you very much. Have a continued good life..

[nathaliemifsud]

i loved learning
about this nice man and his very impressive work. thanks you

[openthepodbaydoorsHal]

Rest in peace, Mel. So glad I found you

[luiso.]

i want to meet him and buy one of his arts !!

[lyndameeder]

R, I, P, Mel -- I would have loved meeting you !!! Love the Art !!!!

[Originalacousticmusic]

Mel inspired me to paint, I live in the Spokane area wish I could met him before he passed..

[robinaanstey]

I have always admired Mel's work and wondered where he might have been. Now to learn he has passed on. 😥 Rest in Peace Mel and deepest condolences to your family.

[katherineelizabethco]

Something I’ve noticed with artists is they have humility. This artist is a perfect example of what I mean. Artists can be alone a lot just by the nature of what they do, painting all day alone. He had a supportive, loving marriage, which probably made a big difference.

[julieannemuir]

Thankyou for posting. I am a new fan. Mel and his work are amazing. I wish I could contact him to let him know how grateful I am to have discovered his art and how much it has changed my thinking and doing when it comes to my own work. I feel set free from the confines of opinions and the suffocating 'rules' in art that haunt me at times. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Mel and your wonderful wife for encouraging youxxx

[jaydenskeeper]

I absolutely love his art! And he and Gloria are such a beautiful couple!

[coz_DS]

Great work from McCuddin. The announcer mispronounced Modigliani moe- dil-Yanni

[apivaping]

Most interesting Art to me, like Mel said, "the painting is already there", isnt that special to make a painting on divination basis, I mean who doesnt know to watch the clouds and see things into it.