Esther Melton
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Esther
Melton
Watercolor Artist
(803) 714-0246
esthermelton@yahoo.com
www.esthermelton.com
Esther Melton is a national award winning watercolor artist.
In her still life compositions, color is important in enhancing the
design and emotional impact of the paintings.
She carefully chooses the most transparent paints to achieve the illusion
of sunlight streaming through the everyday objects she uses in her paintings.
Although her paintings are realistic, she enhances the values, shapes,
and color of her reference objects in order to enrich the emotional, aesthetic,
and design aspect of each work. This
helps connect the viewer to the energy and emotions of each painting.
Recent
projects include:
Esther
was awarded the honor of “2003 South Carolina Artist of the Year” by S.C.
Ducks Unlimited. Esther painted a
landscape of a S.C. project site which was used to print the “S.C. Ducks
Unlimited 2003 Print of the Year”.
In
August 2003, Esther was awarded a commission for the “EdVenture Children’s
Museum” to execute a painting on a steel bench which will serve as a
functional piece of art for the new children’s museum.
In
2002, Esther participated in the public art project called “Connecting the
Past to the Future” which involved artists making art from steel doors
salvaged from a public housing community called Saxon Homes.
This project was sponsored by the
Three
of Esther’s paintings will be published in a book titled “Splash 8:
Watermedia Discoveries” by North Light Books which will be in bookstores in
October, 2004.
Esther
served as a member of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Watercolor
Society for 2001-2002. She is a member of the Southern Watercolor Society,
the South Carolina Watercolor Society, Trenholm Artists Guild, and a Juried
Member of Watercolor West.
Esther
has attended classes and workshops instructed by Anne Hightower-Patterson,
William Powers, Robert Mills, and Harry Hansen. Prior to 2000, she
was employed as a Computer Resource Consultant for the SC Department of Social
Services for ten years. She lives with her husband and four year old son
in
Recent Awards
2005
– Trenholm Artists Guild – Best in Show
2004
– Trenholm Artists Guild – Best in Show
2004 – The Anderson County Arts Center 29th Annual
Juried Show – Merit Award
2003 – South Carolina State Fair Professional Fine Art Award– 1st Place in
Category of Paintings on Paper, Board, etc.
2001 – South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Merit Award – Professional
Watercolor
2001 – South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Merit Award – Professional
Watercolor
2001 - Trenholm Artists Guild - Merit Award
2001 - Sumter Iris Festival Fine Art Competition - 2nd Place Award
2000- Watercolor West – Exhibited in Annual National Show- Juried Member
2000- The South Carolina Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition - Merit Award
2000-The South Carolina State Fair Exhibition – Top Awards-Artists for Art
Professional
2000-The Anderson County Arts Center 25th Annual Juried Show -
Merit Award
1999-Hilton Head Art League’s National Juried Exhibition - 2nd in Show
1999-South Carolina State Fair Art Exhibition - 3rd in Watercolor
Professional Division
1998-South Carolina State Fair Art Exhibition - Merit Award
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