"Haunted" group art show in Costa Mesa

New series

I just finished three new paintings and had some prints made. All can be checked out via my Etsy shop. Some of these works are currently touring various venues in Southern California. They are being shown separately but they all share inspiration from the same horrific real-life event.

A few months ago, there was a double homicide committed nearly down the street from where I grew up. It was particularly unsettling because of the calculated viciousness of the killer, who, in between murders performed two stage shows in front of an audience. He was an amateur actor at a local theater and actually killed and dismembered one of the victims inside of a theater on a military base. To top off the story, said killer was arrested at his bachelor party, one day prior to his scheduled wedding date. The second victim was an acquaintance and classmate of my wife and we attended her funeral. The general feeling from everyone that knew the killer was... why? He seemed like a decent guy until he just snapped. You can read more about the story here.

www.chrismelgar.com

October show coming up

These are some in process details from 3 new paintings to be unveiled Oct. 7. They will be on display at the Frankenstein Art Show in Costa Mesa. I am excited to show these as I have spent a bit of time on them and am pleased with their presence in my studio. I will also be making limited edition prints available through Etsy in the coming weeks. Please come out to the show if you can! < 3 Chris