At the end of April — early May I got an opportunity to visit a friend of mine that I’ve known since college. We met in Louisiana and both ended up finding home on the West Coast. She’s been living in the Bay Area while I’ve shuttled between Seattle and Los Angeles....
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I’m not sure when I realized that art is like a portal to a place inside yourself. If you’ve visited my home page lately, I try to describe this feeling. What it means to me. How I hope you feel when you “step inside” and live with one of my works of art....
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Melanie’s paintings feel to me like they contain other worlds, and also evoke worlds from within. The earthy, deep quality of her Abstract Landscape series particularly spoke to me and after months of returning to her online gallery, I was thrilled to bring home...
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I created these five small oil paintings slowly. Taking my time in the studio and letting the blues, grays, greens, and ochre gently wash over my mood and guide me to moments of hope, renewed energy, and peace. These paintings slowly guided me into a busier season. I...
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You might be surprised to know this about me. As an artist who channels beauty, I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about death. Wait…don’t go! Truth be told, for much of my life, this was a source of terror and severe anxiety. I grew up exposed to a...
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