Hi Friends! This year brings exciting news...we are going to be on the renowned Camano Island Studio Tour! For the most up-to-date information, you might want to bookmark the tour website, camanostudiotour.com and you can get all the details, including a tour map and suggestions for food and other services. We are so excited to see you Mother's Day Weekend May 6-8 and May 14-15 from 10am-5pm all of those days.

I've been painting a lot, getting ready for upcoming shows and this major event, the studio tour, which will be my main focus from here on out. I will keep the events page updated if you're interested to see where else we'll be popping up in 2022. We also plan on opening the studio gallery several times for solo shows throughout the spring and summer. Let me know if you'd like to be on the invitation list and I'll be sure to give you advance notice when we're planning one of these shows.

I have to say, friends, this is really a dream come true, and I'm so thankful to be given the opportunity to be part of such a great artistic community and this studio tour, especially. Can't wait to share all of my new work with some of you if you can make it in person. Take care, and happy 2022!

It's an honor to be invited by Lydia C to be featured at "The Loft." Come on upstairs with your delicious latte and pastry from the Marketplace, and see art, jewelry, and fine craft pieces created by local artists. This is a wonderful creative space to shop, visit and even take a workshop. Melissa's work will be featured for the month of May. Also, be sure to explore "Bloom," the current show which Lydia has curated for  the gallery this month.

It has been an exciting summer, beginning with Women Artists of the West, I was awarded "Signature Status" which is a promotion in membership status that was a long-held professional goal. To be recognized by a such high-caliber organization is very special. I hope to keep working hard and make them proud! In addition to Signature status, my painting "Lively Gathering" won "Best In Show" in WAOW's online, "Troubled Waters" show.

This same painting has just been accepted into American Impressionist Society's Annual National Exhibition to be held this fall at Illume Gallery of Fine Art in St. George, UT. This will be my first show with AIS which is a stellar organization. I can hardly believe I will get to show with some of my artist heroes! Click the links in the text above to learn more about the organizations and shows if you like. I'll also send more details about the fall show, which is a physical in-person event (with social distancing) in Utah. In the meantime, stay safe and enjoy the remainder of your summer.