Hi, Iā€™m Mel.

If art created in the spirit of the West sounds like your jam, you are in the right place!

I am a mixed-media artist living in Durango, Colorado. I create western inspired landscapes & illustrations in my high desert home, nestled next to the rugged San Juan Mountains.

Woman in cowboy hat and brown jacket, side profile in shadowy lighting.

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Framed abstract watercolor painting next to a potted cactus on a peach-colored background.

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NEW NEW NEW Fresh greeting cards, just in time for the summer season. Oh, and they’re available for wholesale on Faire šŸ’« #westernartist #westernwallart #westernillustration #westernstyle #durangoart #durangoartist #coloradoartist #coloradoar
Oldies but goodies šŸ’“ — “Blue Lakes” and “Summer in the San Juans” have been some of my most popular prints, and thought they deserved a some love with some new product photos and a lil spot on the grid! #westernartist
Name a better spot to stop and paint awhile šŸ˜®‍šŸ’Ø I honestly did not want to leave this place, I think I spend a good hour and a half just staring, drawing/painting, and observing and it only felt like 5 minutes šŸ„². #explorenz #nzadventures #w