Please note, this might be my last post for a month as I leave for New Zealand tomorrow morning and return March 24th. I will try and post photos and sketches, while I am gone, but I'm not sure how easy this will be! "Spring Rabbits" is my last little painting. It is an 8x10 acrylic on canvas for $125. The rain has been melting away our snow and everyone is restless for spring, These two little rabbits feel that way too! By the time I get back from NZ it will surely be spring. ~Take Care, MelissaSOLD
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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.
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