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My life’s interest has always been the natural world and activities involved with nature. My youth was spent exploring the various landscapes in which I lived, becoming familiar with the inhabitants, and gathering information to be used in my art.  Some of my earliest memories include a preoccupation with drawing, painting, and sculpting the world I love. I suppose it should come as no surprise that my art mirrors what I hold so dear in my heart.

Ideas for paintings and etchings usually take form as an ‘inner vision’, coming suddenly into my mind's eye from observations I make while walking in nature, or when I am fully absorbed in outdoor activity. I commit the idea to memory, or make a quick sketch to remind me of the original vision. I am an avid photographer and love to photography birds, plants, insects, and landscapes. These images are used as reference material and also serve to stimulate additional ideas for future pieces. 

My goal is to capture the essence of how I feel about a particular subject and share that emotional bond with my viewers. To achieve this, I limit myself to painting and drawing what I know and love. I want to convey to the world the beauty of the spider as well as the butterfly. I hope you enjoy my art.  It is my life's pleasure to bring the natural world to you.  Melanie Fain.