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Melissa Bain "My paintings portray literal 'thinking' characters and subjects: snapshots of personalities and the personal traits and thoughts that embody them, merged with my own." -Melissa Bain
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"A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts." It is this ideal that intrigues my imagination and inspires my creativity. My paintings portray literal 'thinking' characters and subjects: snapshots of personalities and the personal traits and thoughts that embody them, merged with my own. Distorted expressions and eyes, vibrant colours and seductive forms reveal the moods and the intriguing state of being in each work. I am self-taught and appreciate the works of Chagall, Picasso, and German Expressionist painter Max Beckmann as being influential to my artistic development and style. Painting has always been an instinctual part of my being. Through my work, my insatiable desire to create is fulfilled and my own character and innermost seeds of thought are revealed.
"Composer, sculptor, painter, poet, prophet, sage, these are the makers of the after world, the architects of heaven. The world is beautiful because they have lived; without them, labouring humanity would perish."
-James Allen, As a Man Thinketh
Melissa was born in Whitehorse Yukon and later raised in the small town of Big Valley Alberta. After spending many years living on the prairies, her family moved their decorating company to Vancouver Island in 1989.
Melissa studied Commerce at Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo and after graduating, moved to Vancouver in 1998 to pursue her career in the arts. Melissa is a published artist and writer. She is a self-taught artist and creates with a dionysian nature, displaying creative-intuitive power in her unique and colorful, illustrative-style abstract paintings.
Inspired by the works of Chagall, Pablo Picasso and German Expressionist painter Max Beckmann, Melissa paints intriguing subjects in various mediums, but favors acrylic-ink on canvas. Melissa now resides in Vancouver where she continues to produce her art for both fine and commercial art markets. Aside from her illustration and design work, her fine art can be found in the collections of corporations and individuals around the world.