The Creators Palette

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Hi! My name is Melanie Pruitt and I love to paint with watercolors. The movement and dance that occurs between the pigment and water along with the unpredictable results are fascinating to me. Every painting I sit down to do is an adventure!

My goal with “The Creators Palette” is to share my love for, and awe in, the creation of beauty. I feel the best art touches my heart and makes me “feel”. The feeling may be joyous, peaceful, or even sad (one of my favorite art pieces makes me cry). Mosl of all, I want to convey a feeling of wonder and draw the viewer closer to the creator of all beauty.

I’d like to share with you, a little about my life and how I became a visual artist:

I am a Follower of Jesus Christ. I have been married to a great man since 1986 and we have 3 children (2 young adults and one older teen). We were born and raised in Davis, CA, but have resided in the Pacific NW for over 22 years and we love it here!

I have always been a creative person, but it wasn’t until fairly recently that I began to paint in watercolor and sell my art. I was a very active person most of my life and my artistic/creative outlets fell in areas like competitive diving and gymnastics, garden design and most recently, developing and teaching a preschool dance program at Vancouver’s Columbia Dance. I am a published author, and I have also been asked many times to speak at women’s retreats and conferences which I enjoy very much and put a lot of artistic effort into my presentations.

While teaching preschool dance, I began experiencing some strange physical problems. Over the next few years, I was diagnosed with a variety of illnesses which changed as time went on. Basically, the doctors I saw just didn’t know what was wrong. I now know that I have ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) which has also caused Partial Dysautonomia – which is a dysfunction of the Autonomic nervous system (the part of the central nervous system that controls all automatic functions). This has meant that I am no longer active in my past activities and had to quit my dance teaching, writing and speaking.

Anxious that illness would not ruin my life, I began looking for things that I could spend my time doing. Being stuck most hours in a recliner is difficult, but I am thankful that it has brought me to a point of developing new artistic endeavors.

Thanks you for visiting and reading my long profile. I am very friendly so feel free to contact me with any questions you might have!

PURCHASING MY ARTWORK:

I have paintings placed throughout the US and Internationally and have also won awards for my artwork.

2010

~ 2nd Place in the SWWS Spring Show

2009

~ Honorable Mention in the SWWS Spring Show

2008

~ Artist Choice Awards – 3rd Place in Fiber/Textiles Art

2007

~Artist Choice Awards – 1st Place in Inspirational/Spiritual/Religious Art

~Artist Choice Awards – 2nd Place in Large Format Seascape Art

~Artist Choice Awards – 3rd Place in Sculpture

~Artist Choice Awards – HM in Small Format Floral/Botanical Art

~Artist Choice Awards – HM in Small Format Landscape Art

2006

~Artist Choice Awards – 3rd Place Large Format Seascape Art

~Artist Choice Awards – HM in Small Format Floral/Botanical Art

I also have my artwork featured on Cedar House Soaps !

Feel free to contact me if have any questions. I do have some mat and frame options I can offer you, though this does change the shipping significantly.

I accept payment here on my website through PayPal. You can pay with a credit card through PayPal – even without a PP account!

ACEO’s are sent First Class unless ordered with a mat and frame. Everything else is mailed Priority Mail with confirmation and insurance. Shipping and Handling is included in the price.

Now donating 10% of ALL art sales from my website to support research on ME/CFS through the CFIDS Association of America. http://www.cfids.org/community/shop-give.asp