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Melissa Wang

Artist | Designer
  • About
  • Events
  • Shop
  • Work With Me
  • Writing
  • Dreams 2022-
  • To My Ancestors, Who Make Time Habitable 2024-
  • Rituals of Abundance 2022
  • Paintings 2021
  • Without The Stars, There Would Be No Us 2021
  • The Word For World Is Forest 2020
  • Echo's Garden 2020

How To Get Prints Of Your Art in the Bay Area

January 31, 2021

Professional art prints, depending on the size and paper, can range from $5 to hundreds of dollars for a single print. Here are three recommendations for spots in the Bay Area to print your art.

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Six Favorite Art Supply Stores in the Bay Area

January 27, 2021

Art stores are more than just places to purchase supplies, but sites for gaining industry knowledge and expertise. Here are a few of my favorite art stores in the Bay Area.

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My 2021 goal is to design a reading nook - Photo Cred: Emily Rudolph

My 2021 goal is to design a reading nook - Photo Cred: Emily Rudolph

An Artist’s Take on The Four Best Interior Design Trends of 2021

January 13, 2021

A list of my favorite 2021 home decor trends - and what kind of art pairs well with them.

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Space, Schedule, and Start: The 3 “S” to Practice Art

January 11, 2021
Space, Schedule, and Start: The 3 “S” to Practice Art

3 “S’s” that have helped me establish a practice: space, schedule, and start.

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The 3 Best Tips to Begin Creating Digital Art

January 08, 2021

I first started digital illustrating when I worked at Facebook as an interactive designer. Here are my tips for creating digital art.

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A small abstract sketch that is composed of acrylic paint on top of Sennelier pastel

A small abstract sketch that is composed of acrylic paint on top of Sennelier pastel

How To Paint Abstract Art (For Beginners)

January 06, 2021

Learn about why I paint abstract art and ways to approach creating abstract art yourself.

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How To Pick Colors For An Art Commission

December 21, 2020

I source colors directly from my favorite photographs until the combination is aesthetically pleasing. Read more on how I pick and choose colors.

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Four Steps to Commission Abstract Art From Me

December 16, 2020

The best part about working on a commission is telling a visually compelling story.

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How To Create A Series Of Paintings

December 06, 2020

It starts with an idea or question.

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How Reading Inspires My Abstract Art Series

November 16, 2020

My latest work, Propagate 1, is currently showing at Arts Benicia in their Get The Message: Words and Images show, specifically focused on how words inform art.

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Abstract Painting Workshop, Dec 2019, Facebook (Menlo Park)

Abstract Painting Workshop, Dec 2019, Facebook (Menlo Park)

How To Run An Abstract Art Workshop

November 07, 2020

How to prepare and deliver an art workshop for a small to mid-size class of 20 students for large corporations.

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