About the artist:

Amy Melious is an American painter who was raised in Northern California.  Her Redwood forests neighborhood became a part of her life and influenced her art.  Amy's love for creating art began with her love for photography.  Through photography, she's able to capture the things around her and later transform them into beautiful works of art.  Having been making pictures for more than two decades, her collection of pictures provide a trail of her life, showing the things she's done, the places she's been to, and some of the things that have captured her attention.

Amy's subjects are mainly flowers, landscapes, the human figure, and still life.  Amy looks at photography in two angles; it's her source of livelihood and her way of life.  Amy says "When I work with a camera, I begin at first as a witness, next I become a participant, then craftsperson.  In the end, I feel I have learned, celebrated, and given back."