Mel McCuddin - Figurative Expressionist 

I love this guy. He's real, he's human and his paintings have a beautiful strangeness.

This is one of my favorite videos on RU-vid.

I watch this video over and over. I love your work Mel!

Mel strikes me as having no pretense, but at the same time he respects his work and his process. I'm inspired to try this method, and I appreciate his willingness to share his method with us.

This is probably the most inspiring video on painting that I've seen on youtube. I'm going to try your method. Thanks for sharing.

You are an amazing artist ! Thank you for opening my eyes.

I paint this way too, its called simulacra, mostly the images are divine, i love it too. I really love your works of art too. I use, after the underpainting, indian ink in various ways, on the canvas, sometimes straight from the bottle, other times I dilute and soak cloth in it and then place it on the canvas, then let it dry and then spend days looking for the image to speak to me, and i stay true to what i find in on the canvas. This makes me feel like an authentic artist, a creator if I may, and layering feels like its (the image) coming to life, its own life, I'm just the maker...

His work is incredible. Such a clever technique. What a lovely guy too!

One of the few RU-vid videos that teach and show depth in both painting and life - weeding through the "gimmick artists" tough here but Mel is the real deal - Bravo

I'm madly in love with his work and his smile and his sweet spirit. And especially his work! I'm in Oregon, so a trip to Idaho is definitely in order!

The work and method are fantastic and interesting and you also get the feeling that you would like to know this artist - he smiles a lot.

Wow! My friend sent me this video and what a great surprise! I loved Mel's interview- such a down to earth,creative soul! no issues with this guy- just great artwork!! Thanks so much for sharing this!

Great approach to painting and keeping your imagination active. Nice color and a kickass attitude. Cheers!

This is how I paint. The art is there, you just waiting for it to emerge. But this gentleman is fantastically talented and unapologetic. Love it!

Absolutely love your method. I'm going to give it a try and see if I'm "crazy" too. I can't wait to try it. Great video

Mel, I want to thank you for your work! You were 13 when I was born and I’m painting now though I started late - and the light you get in your work inspires me! I love faces and yours are superb in their economic sensitivity! I mean you say so much with so little. Again thank you from me in Wales, UK!

I m new to painting and no formal training so this is where I am learning. This makes so much sense to me.

Thanks for sharing Mel's style. I like the figurative painting style. Very interesting how he works to not overwork the painting. I think a lot of painters face this issue.

You are truly amazing. I have lost count on how many times I’ve watched this video. I would love to come to your studio and spend hours watching you paint.

What amazing brilliant and INTERESTING and FUN paintings and he comes over as lovely man! I sometimes work like this (I see faces in loads of paint splodges/marks) but have never made anything as wonderful as his paintings, his talent is extraordinary. And yes: how to know when to STOP, not over-do it = that takes years of learning/experience plus a good memory to REMEMBER it - which I haven't got because of my brain injury: learn, forget, learn, forget, relearn...

This is art the way I perceive it as well, spontaneous and directed by the painting and what comes from the images.

I loved watching this video of Mel McCuddin...interesting how he looks for the subjects within his work...I might have to give this a try; really liked this alot.

So glad to see someone that paints the way I do. Been feeling a little insecure as to my method so it's nice to see that I'm not alone in this approach. Nice. I love the paintings.

What a great guy. So modest, so brilliant. I am saving up for one of his paintings.

77??? art took all the stress away from his life cuz he looked 20 years younger than his actual age here

fabulous technique fantastic paintings....very bold style! a very humble and down to earth explanation of his process. hes doing alright for 77 too....good luck to him

colours gorgeous -love his work

I do this too! I am just about to finish a degree in Fine Arts and my teachers hate us doing this. In fact, they pretty much don't allow it. But I LOVE working this way. I love to meet my mystery characters. I think this art is completely relevant. Why can't it be? I can't wait to graduate from university art school...so I can make what I like. Ridiculous! But true!

such a good video!! so cool to see his process

The humble genius. I cannot thank you enough...

Love,Love,Love YOUR ART!

I love figurative expressionism - I like it

Wow ! Mel , I wish I could paint in the studio near yours . Fantastic work !

At first I didn't like the paintings he made but then when I got to hear about his process on them I actually started to enjoy his style. Sometimes art just takes time :)

What a lovely person you are. I love your work, I'm exploring working in the same way ie finding the image from the underpainting. Post more videos !!

i think it is your process... Whenever I look for things in the paint it cones out very strange... Think that is pure creation ... Right brain takes over it is hard for those in their left brain to understand why we would paint that! :).

I Love this technique . His work is really really fresh !!!!!

Excellent look at an artist's process. Gave me some ideas! Thank you for posting.

This is awesome!

This guys work is brilliant.

love his style of painting

Scrummy paintings. Great figures and creatures. Just a super process which I will try. Thanks. 😀

Very cool! Love the process!

I love this video and watching the technique!

Great guy,love your work!Thanks!

These are great paintings. Love them

WONDERFUL STUFF, MAN!

Really beautiful process. Thank you for sharing it. I can smell the oils from here!

I forgot to add, the paintings are genius!

WAW!! I love his work!

LOVE his work!!

this is fascinating to watch, such an interesting work process, thank you for sharing this.

Am from Papua New Guinea. I like your art. Coolest.

hahah...love to see a happy person !! love those paintings

Love this. Very inspiring!

Had lot of fun listening to you Mel, your art is superb

I find it interesting that diectors like tim burton and shows like stanger things are celebrated for their unique and disturbing perspective but this painter is essentially asulted for his content. I love the uniqness of the work...i love his process. .. I think the best artists are those who learn and are inspired by othet creators but then find thier own way or voice. No other artist has work like his....THATS what makes them wonderful AND ultimately collectable . I think thats why that psychologist bought a painting after talking with him. She approached art from her clinical perspective, but did not fail to appreciate it. Like any creator, artists should never make work with the idea to market it, that cheapens it makes it to easy to copy anothers style in order to make money. When this is done, what ends up happening is, that "creator " ends up blending in and being absorbed into the "noise ". They have no voice of thier own that elevates them up out of that "noise ". The noise being the voiceless retail assembly- line production of art totally lacking in heart and stripped of its soul.

I love this! Mel looks for what's in the underpainting and that's close to what I do.... I didn't know it was a"thing" 😅

Hi, your video just popped up and I am so glad! Agree with many of the comments. Thank you!

Wow..beautiful friend love it👍😊😃❤️ ❤️👍👍👍...

What a wonderful man, and a great painter 🌻

Sir your work is very impressive and inspiring. Thanks for sharing your work to the world.

Amazing art. I love it..

great!!! I love the process!!

Fantastique ! Vous êtes un artiste vraiment inspirant .

in the painting with the two guys he worked on,,,when he was trying to figure out what he was seeing I saw a dog on the right, with head tilted down. brown, unmistakable

My 9 year old daughter says that you are amazing at drawing "not good":)We love your work and enjoy watching you paint! Thanks for letting us see your process. It's a bit like Reznick.

Great spirit and paintings…thanks …

it was really great thanks

I love your paintings

I can relate to this so much. Inspiring.

Love the dude with the fish painting!

I would have bought that painting exactly as it was @ 2:35 !!!!

Fantastic work! greetings from amsterdam

Very good dude, really inspirational images..

hi Mel!, just loved your spirit and your paintings! I do a similar attack but totally different, if that makes sense. I tear up newspaper and see what I find... I am also 77. good age!!

Great video on Mel's unique painting process!!! Mel McCuddin has a big show of 57 new paintings opening at The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on July 9th from 5-8. He will also give a demo in the gallery on Saturday, July 10 from 1-3. Check out his show on the Exhibitions page of the website: TheArtSpiritGallery

I'm accusing you of being a fearless Genius with smile, never heard of you before just clicked and discovered....

Great stuff! No the anatomy's not accurate, but wow are these images powerful. I'm a fan!

wow he is fast.. really fast. i always over think my way of working on projects. i like this person a lot.

Love it. So creative. So interesting. Is this acrylic?

You really are wonderful, no words.

I LIKE YOUR WORK !

I love your artwork

Your work is awesome

I like his style.

Wonderful!

LOVE you work!!!!!!

Wow very interesting love your work

Thank you so so much for sharing!

Awesome technique!!!

These things are Right for me.

I can relate to this man.

Mel is great peinter and he know how to think while workin from screap

Do like your style....I agree that I would like to see more videos please!

2:10 there was a perfect green elephant's head ,the eye was perfect ...

I love what you do.

do you paint with acrylics or oils?

beautiful paintings. i love them i subbed.

Bravo!!!!!!!!