Location: United States
Melissa Gates began painting as a hobby in 2015. As she experimented, she discovered an innate ability to express her love of nature with precision and depth. She strives to create pieces that reflect close-up beauty with an impressionistic style. Drama and emotion are captured by juxtaposing absence of color with intense color. Stippling is used to create an illusion of deep detail, while layers of pigment coax the image off of the canvas. Melissa wants the viewer to feel the sensations of the environment as well as the tactile nature of the subject. View more of her work at www.mmpaintingstudio.com
24x36 acrylic on canvas
30x24 acrylic on canvas
30x24 acrylic on canvas
16x20 acrylic on canvas
30x24 acrylic on canvas
30x24 acrylic on canvas
12x36 acrylic on canvas
36x24 acrylic on canvas
24x18 acrylic on canvas
36x24 acrylic on canvas
16x20 acrylic on canvas
22x28 acrylic on canvas
24x30 acrylic on canvas
24x36 acrylic on canvas
24x30 acrylic on canvas
12x36 acrylic on canvas
24x48 acrylic on canvas
24x36 acrylic on canvas
24x36 acrylic on canvas
24x30 acrylic on canvas
“Dusk”
“Black Bear”
“Gray Wolf”
“Mountain Ghost”
“605”
“Dapple Gray”
“Silhouette”
“Bay Roan”
“Snowy Egrets”
“Axis Stag”
“Lion”
“White Blossoms”
“Ghost Gum”
“Cherry Blossoms 4”
“Dogwood”
“Acacia”
“Birch Blaze”
“Cherry Blossoms 1”
“October”
“Spring”
