Melissa Franklin Sanchez

Narcissi

2022

A plein air painting of a moonrise in the Tuscany region of Italy. Artist Bio: Melissa Franklin Sanchez was born in 1984, in Warwickshire, England. In 2002 she graduated from her humanistic studies: Art, Music, English Literature, Performing Arts and Ballet. In 2003 she completed an intensive art foundation course at the Slade School of Art, London. She then enrolled at the Florence Academy of art, a school dedicated to the study of realistic and figurative art. She graduated with the three-year diploma in painting and was offers a 4th year of specialization. Today, Melissa is the director of the ‘6 week intensive workshop, Drawing, painting and Art History’ for the Florence Academy of Art and has been since since 2012. Her work is represented in both Europe and the USA, by Scriba, InPARADISO Gallery, Venice, Italy, Grenning Gallery...

An oil on copper painting. Risveglio, meaning "Awakening" in Italian, is a fitting title for this representation of spring blossoming outside the artist's window in her Tuscan farmho...

A whimsical depiction of fall. The bright orange leaves from the tree line the ground outside a home. The leaves seem to enter the doorway on the left. Framed dimensions: 29.25 x 3...

A luminous close-up of blooming daffodils at the artist's home in Fiesole, Italy. The scene is painted with oil paint, on a brass panel, which results in a warm undertone, and semi-r...

An oil painting on brass. Franklin Sanchez often uses her immediate surroundings in her Tuscany home for inspiration. This persimmon tree in her backyard is a subject she often comes...

Orsolic Dalessio depicts the port of a Moroccan town from the point of view of a man on the beach, leaning against a boat. He looks over the light blue water and onto the sandy-color...

Gorgeous still life of burgundy calla lilies by listed artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed. Size: 20"H x 16"W. Gleiforst was born in Crete, Nebraska and soon moved to Oregon where she studied at the University of Oregon. She then settled in Beverly Hills where she began to paint. Her teachers included Nicolai Fechin...

Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes custom built frame; framed dimensions are approximately 14 x 18 inches. Laura was born...

Early 20th Century still-life featuring a vase of flowers, cracked pitcher, and fruit set in a garden landscape with fountain and archway by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century...

"Casa Romantic" a romantic memories of Norton California. Painting size is 9"x12" with framed size is 15.50"x19". Signed lower right. Artist Lynn Gertenbach is a signature member o...

Artist Commentary: I have been asked numerous times by my loyal customers to create more holiday winter cards of my paintings. As I was looking outside my window in this month of March, the snowy scenes in front of me were an ideal inspiration for me. And to make things even better for my creative juices, Paris had just been covered a few weeks before by a couple inches of snow. This happens very rarely and the whole city was paralysed. Parisians were unhappy, as always, but Paris under the snow is magnificent. I asked my good parisian friend to share with me the pictures she took of Paris under the snow. Between the winter view from my window and my friend’s pictures, I had enough material to immerse myself into this project. In 3 weeks, I created 8 paintings and I had the best time of my life!!! I wish I could do that all the time. I painted holiday lights, ornaments, some snow, and I even had an american cardinal in snowy Paris!!! I felt right at home between my 2 countries: France and the US! What wintery scenes or holiday scenes do you find magnificent? Words that describe this piece: winter, snow, Paris, France, tree Artist Biography: Life is basically a huge collection of moments. Sometimes you have no idea how everything will end up tying together - Marion Buricatu...

Artist/ School: B. Rigaudiere, signed front and back, French early 21st century Title: 'La Grande Porte Giverny' Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso canva...