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Smith, Melissa - Painting - “Beach Blvd, Bay St. Louis, Katrina plus 9 months”

This image is a color reproduction of an oil on board painting by Melissa Smith entitled “Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, Katrina plus 9 months.” The work was created in 2007 and measures 10 by 45.5 inches. Zoomify View »

Smith, Melissa - Painting - “Skip and Marilyn’s View, Johnson Bayou, Pass Christian”

Melissa Smith's oil on board painting, “Skip and Marilyn’s View, Johnson Bayou, Pass Christian” measures 13 by 51 inches and was created in 2010. Smith's technique evolved from her firsthand exploration of flat, often empty-seeming Louisiana geography. Zoomify View »

Smith, Melissa - Painting - “View of Cane Fields from the Levee, Port Allen, Louisiana”

This image is a color reproduction of an oil on board painting by Melissa Smith entitled “View of Cane Fields from the Levee, Port Allen, Louisiana” The work was created in 2009 and measures 7 by 63 inches. Zoomify View »

Smith, Melissa - Painting - “View of the Mississippi River Near Port Allen, LA”

The painting by artist Melissa Smith entitled “View of the Mississippi River Near Port Allen, LA” measures 18 by 90 inches and was created in 2009. Smith is best-known for her panoramic landscapes of southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Zoomify View »

Smith, Melissa - Painting - “Weekend at Grand Isle: Friday, Saturday, Sunday”

This 2010 oil painting by Melissa Smith is entitled "Weekend at Grand Isle: Friday, Saturday, Sunday.” Each day is painted as a separate section of the landscape on a 5 x 23 in. board. Zoomify View »

Smith, Melissa - Photograph - “Melissa Smith Working at the Beach”

The photograph of artist Melissa Smith is entitled “Melissa Smith Working at the Beach” and was taken in 2009 by Clayton Andrews. Andrews captured Smith's style of painting outdoors, or "plein air painting." View »