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When Art Creates Space Rather Than Demands It

2026-02-05

Some artwork demands attention. It wants to match your sofa, be understood, decoded, or explained. Other work does something quieter. It creates space. This expressive painting comes from that quieter place. It offers a sense of openness that feels generous rather than demanding. It reveals itself gradually without asking you to work for understanding. It […]

About the Art, shop

A Paired Meditation on Balance and Presence

2026-01-21

Yellow Flowers In A Strawberry Vase

2026-01-11

Melissa Lea

featured, shop

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Sweetness, Color, and a Seasonal Shift Toward Spring. Some paintings arrive quietly.Others feel like they insist on being painted. Yellow Flowers in a Strawberry Vase is one of those pieces. Painted with thick, expressive brushstrokes and a joyful, unapologetic palette, this (20×16″) 20 × 16 inch original painting celebrates warmth, affection, and the subtle shift […]

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Art & Artist Update

2024-04-24

Melissa Lea

exhibition, limited editions, new art, seh, shop

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Power outages didn't stop this artist from creating and preparing for exhibitions.

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Year #4 is starting with A Giant Hug

2024-04-11

Melissa Lea

announcement, exhibition

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The art in this gallery are all exhibiting right now! 4 places, starting year #4, during April. From one side of my home state to the other and back again! This didn’t just happen.As a new artist, as a new Professional artist (I’ve always been an artist!), I’ve had to learn the industry using my […]