Tinkerbell
Pure pastel. I painted this a long time ago, but only saw it again recently so had a chance to photograph it. The subject I photographed initially in just south of Seattle, Christmas 1996. What a great subject. Full of all sorts of materials, and totally natural.
What sort of a woman did she grow into? I don’t know sadly, but it was a beautiful place to grow up.
Tinkerbell belongs to the following groups:
1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture and THE SISTERHOOD Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints

Brian Towers
They don’t come any better than this Melissa.
Al Neaimi
stunning work Melissa ..
Susan van Zyl
Awesome! Just Awesome!
Jean Hildebrant
Beautiful, Melissa! Reminiscent of the portraits Mary Cassatt did of the little girls with big hats :)
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous ;
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
wow, you are really skilled with pastel,
please, help me with any hint, i just bought a new range of oil pastel for the first time,
i’m planning to use it coz i saw it can produce a very elegant realism,
Alice McMahon ...
Beautiful! Would love to include this in our group Contemporary Pastel Painters!
Douglas Hunt
I love the way you did the hat
Bandicoot
Fantastic!!
Karen Townsend
beautiful work
cdcantrell
Hello Melissa , my name is Craig Cantrell, very Beautiful portrait I love your use of colors you did a lovely job.
Joseph Barbara
Excedllent portrait Melissa.
Margaret Harris
Wow! This is beautiful…just love it!!
Margaret Harris
Congrats on the top ten!
Yuriy Shevchuk
Great…congrat…..
navybrat
excellent!
Shelly Harris
Beautiful!
Lazarita Betan...
beautiful work rendered like a master
Noelene Davies
Wow this is just gorgeous.
Ken Tregoning
I see the little girl is a real gorgeous model, wonderful pose and piece.
Jean Hildebrant 6 days ago
Beautifully accomplished! Love all the textures and she is a wonderful little model!