Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Exhibition in India
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- Melissa Cole
- Spokane, WA, United States
- 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.
5 comments:
oh such a great trip for you! Have fun. You will surely get many great influences for more lovely paintings.
I love your artwork! Have a great time in India.
Great art, and a fantastic adventure. When do you come.home?
Melissa...wow is all I can say. Art and trip sound amazing.
Art and trip are absolutely amazing.
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