Melissa Cole

My art class worked with Melissa Cole around the beginning of winter, so I thought I'd display her although it's not a style of art I usually like. She does bright, textured mixed media paintings of wildlife. Her workshop was a lot of fun because she has such a varied cultural background and had all these stories to tell us about living in India, visiting Mexico and even swimming with dolphins. The techniques for creating texture she taught us were amazing. You really can't understand the whole concept of the painting unless you see it up close in person. She's used everything from grout to rubbing alcohol to create her paintings. She is currently featured in galleries throughout the western united states, including Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and does commissions.

Her website is melissacole.com