Welcome to my blog page!

***Update!***

Slots for private commissions are filled for this year.

Thank you very much for considering me as your artist to capture your loved ones and memorial portraits for 2017. Your business is greatly appreciated! Custom portrait slots are filling up quickly for 2018 so if you would like a custom portrait keepsake please contact me for pricing and details on my contact page.

In 2017 some of my art won several awards for graphite and charcoal entries. Bump on a log, Twilight Wanderlust, Misty Moon, Luna and Louis Armstrong were 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.  Louis Armstrong and Luna placed 1st and 2nd for the Pencil Art Society art contest and will have a spot in their magazine!  Originals of these works of art are for sale. For availability pricing please contact me.

I will be at more art shows coming up in 2018 along with workshops and private instruction. Don't forget to check out my new work here on this website or Facebook and Instagram. My art is also currently displayed locally at The Gateway Art Gallery on Marion street. Originals are for sale and prints are coming to the gallery. If you have children between the ages of 12-17 that are interested in art please don't forget to check out the youth league art program. You can contact me for more information. (flyer above)

2017 was a great year and 2018 will be an even better year! I'm looking forward to meeting you all and thank you once again. ~ Melinda