"Aquamarine New Year" Original 22x30 Acrylic Painting
"Aquamarine New Year" is the title of this piece, which I just finished. I couldn't seem to stop creating more and more designs and details with this one! I had fun with the scales on both the mermaid and the sea serpent as well as the multi-colored bubbles floating around the border. Lots of copper, gold and irridescent purple, green and blue... It will in my upcoming solo show at the Tinman Gallery in April. The opening is March 27th from 5-9pm. She is on a 22x30 canvas for $1,225. Please contact me if you are interested.SOLD
Contact me: sirenagraphics@hotmail.com
Artist Melissa Cole often finds herself snorkeling with salmon, smooching manatees, and swimming with tiger sharks. It is from these amazing encounters that she derives much of the inspiration for her vividly colored, heavily textured and patterned acrylic paintings.
Cole was born in Oregon and raised in London, Hong Kong, and India. She graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Zoology and spent time as a naturalist guide in Mexico. She’s written over 30 children’s natural history books and travels with her husband Brandon, who is a wildlife photographer specializing in marine life. Melissa has always dabbled in art, but has spent the last ten years fully devoted to it. She is strongly influenced by ethnic patterns, which she sees in her travels abroad. “You’ll find lots of dots, and a distinct border pattern in each of my pieces.” Her work is found in galleries ranging from Stephan Fine Arts in Anchorage, Alaska to The Wild Side Gallery in Key West, Florida.
3 comments:
Buteeful!
Love the bubbles/octopus suckers around the border. I sure lucked out with such a clever girl...
Pisano
I really love this one. It's complex, beautiful, and great subject material.
Magnificent!
I look forward to seeing you and some of these amazing paintings at the Bellevue Festival of the Arts in July.
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