Tempestuous horizontal logically a dominant compositional element—is

logically a dominant compositional element—is rendered as a hazy silhouette that flagrantly disobeys the rules of linear perspective

then was manipulated by photo software

) and tries to paint every day

Inspired by Neil Gaiman's character

just a little bit too inquisitive and just a little bit too obsessed by drawing and art history

Tempestuous horizontal logically a dominant compositional element—isDetails Artist Bio Shipping 18 x 24 inches 2012 Acrylic on Gesso Board Framed to 25 x 32 inches Melissa Hartley is a self taught artist, that studied graphic design and who has been working for the last 16 years in Publishing in Sydney and Edinburgh. In 2010 she decided to pick up the paint brush again and pursue her love of painting. Her compositions feature darkly poetic female portraits against undefined backgrounds, in a void or dream like state.