Melissa Graves-Brown Art

Melissa Graves-Brown was born in 1969 in Fort Myers, Florida. Her love of art began at an early age. She used much of her time drawing and sketching. Her family and friends used to admire her drawings and that’s when she knew she would one day become an artist. Her artwork grew in size and detail and as time went by she gained confidence and began to develop her own unique style of drawing and painting. In 1983, she received a B.F.A. from Auburn University after which she continued to the University of Pennsylvania for a Masters of Fine Art. Most of her artwork is created in colored pencil, traditional watercolor, and other media in a whimsical style. It has been a great challenge for her to combine an inspiration from East to West. She creates a body of work with an emphasis on attention to nature and imagination. Her works are inspired by the spirit of life, her appreciation of nature, happy colors, and Idaho’s grand landscape. Her expression of personality is evident in all her artworks. Melissa strives to always create pieces that reach out to the hearts of viewers. She lets her drawing tools express her imaginations. She prefers to achieve quality by concentrating on what really matters to her viewers keeping everything simple so as not interfere with her style. Melissa paints mostly from a minds eye. She paints with freshness, which is intuitively and emotionally driven. She hopes to capture the interest of the viewer with subtle and nuances layering of paint. Due to the demand for her creative artwork pieces, several art galleries avail framed Melissa Graves-Brown art. They can also be found in other finishing options such as lamination and canvas.