Melanie
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Melanie Fain’s passion for nature
is clearly reflected in her delicate
and powerful works of art. For
over 25 years, Melanie has brought
the beauty and drama of nature to
her collectors through the process
of Intaglio printmaking, creating
etchings of incredible detail and
adding her signature touch of
watercolor to each one. “I want my
work to reflect the simple pleasure
of looking at nature and give my
viewers something they can connect
with.”
In recent
years, Melanie has expanded her
portfolio and added watercolor
artist to her credentials, listing
Thomas Aquinas Daly and Thomas Quinn
as important influences. The
painstaking process of applying
watercolor to paper and creating
paintings with rich color highlights
Melanie’s expertise. Not only does
she have the ability to see the
complexities of nature; Melanie
knows how to bring that beauty to
life.
Melanie’s work
has been featured in national and
international exhibitions including
Art and the Animal of the Society of
Animal Artists; Birds in Art with
the Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin
and American Art in Miniature with
the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Melanie’s work is
included in private and corporate
collections across the country and
abroad. She is a signature member of
Artists for Conservation and the
Society of Animal Artists.
Melanie uses
solarplate to create her original
fine art etchings. The process of
solar etching uses a steel plate
covered with a light sensitized
polymer material. The plate is
created by placing a transparency on
the plate and exposing it to the
sun. It is then developed in water.
When the plate is finished it is
hand inked and wiped, leaving ink in
the areas etched by the sun. A high
quality, acid-free paper is applied
to the plate and they are run
through a flatbed press where the
pressure causes the ink to be
transferred to the paper creating a
mirror-image print of the worked
plate. As the printing process is
repeated, the prints are
hand-colored with watercolor, signed
and numbered with the impression
number over the total number in the
edition. Editions are limited
because repeated printing wears down
the plate surface. Generally, ten
percent of the edition is designated
to Artist Proofs. These impressions
are used to ensure the quality of
the numbered pieces.
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Suncatcher
Watercolor
9 3/4" x 6 1/4"
Golden
Etching & Watercolor
8 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Red-tail
Etching & Watercolor
7 1/2" x 6"
Indian Blanket
Watercolor
5 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Mexican Hat
Watercolor
5 1/4" x 3 1/2"
On The Threshold
Watercolor
8" x 5"
Night Watcher
etching
11 1/2" x 14"
edition of 100
Beginnings
Etching & watercolor
9" x 6"
edition of 100
Calico Girl
etching
5 1/2" x 7 1/4"
edition of 100
Poised
Etching
9" x 6"
edition of 100
Flushed!
etching
14" x 11"
edition of 100 |
