AboutThe
ArtistARTIST'S STATEMENT Melissa
Smith is a self-taught artist who specializes in landscapes. Raised in the beautiful
countryside of Upstate New York, Melissa enjoyed drawing and painting early on
and nurtured an ever-growing interest in the arts. Since moving to Texas in 2002,
she has focused increasingly on creating paintings exploring the beauty of nature
with an emphasis on the seasons she misses at home. "My paintings
are the materialization of my passion; searching for those small windows in life
in which to escape to." Serene soothing colors and almost fortuitous
brush strokes often combined with bold textural elements achieved with palette
knife, reveal a longing to be in the painting, in this amazing place and in the
moment; a tranquil state of mind. "There is so much beauty in life;
I cherish the time I can spend in the serenity of capturing specific elements
of this wondrous world around us."
RESUME
OF EXHIBITIONS
May 2008 CityGallery, Dallas TX
The Creative
Call: Flow of the Spirit April 2008 Irving Arts Center, Irving TX
Texas
& Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Pamela Nelson- Juror
December
2007 The Main Street Art Gallery, Groton NY
2007 National Small Works Paintings,
Joy Adams, Roger Smith- Jurors October 2007 The Bonny Studio, Richardson
TX
"In The Studio" Annual Member's Art Show November 2006
CPAC- Hathaway, Plano TX
The Bonny Studio's Annual Member Art Show March
2006 Artist's Showplace Gallery, Dallas TX
2006 Juried Exhibition, Miles Batt-
Juror March 2006 Plano Art Association, Plano TX
"Take a Walk on
the Wild Side" Exhibition, Carol Vystrcil Scott- Juror February 2006
Café Express, Richardson TX
J's Art Studio Exhibition October
2005 Plano Art Association, Plano TX
Annual Member's Show, Kaleta Doolin-
Juror
AFFILIATIONS
Member; Bonny Art
Studio Richardson, TX
The Finger Lakes Artists & Crafters Network
COMMISSIONS
2007 Marty Williams
2006 Nathaniel Smith Counselor, LLC CHARITABLE
DONATIONS
Wednesday's Child
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