Melina Scime
United States
Throughout my life I have been a keen observer of beauty in all forms... in painting , nature, interior design and music. I began studying art in the mid nineties taking classes locally with various instructors in different art forms ...watercolor, oil, encaustic, monoprinting, as well as studying elements of decorative arts at a school in Toronto , Canada . I went on to become a decorative artist but was always searching for more.
I had a wonderful opportunity to study with Robert Kulicke in NYC, an Incredible American artist and wonderful painter of small intimate still lifes as well as a noted picture framer . This once in a lifetime experience led me to a more serious and academic pursuit . It was therefore in 2004 that I began my studies as a part time student at the Academy of Realist Art under the instruction of Fernando Freitas, an amazing instructor with a professional academic approach to drawing and painting. Commuting one day a week from Buffalo NY, I am now entering the third level of the program.
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