Tracy Melton is a full time artist based in Indianapolis, IN . He has sold thousands of paintings in the last ten years to clients all over the world.

Some recent clients include:

- NBC's "Parenthood" Season 3
- Mcgraw- Hill Publishing
- Hilton Hospitality
- Therese Virserius Interior Design
- Memphis Children's Hospital
- The Martha Stewart Show




"My work is an expression of what I see while hiking and camping in the Appalachian Mountains. It is based on how nature develops, grows, dies, and is born again. I like to engage in a nonverbal conversation about nature with the public through my paintings. My work allows me to think abstractly about the natural cycle of life."

Tracy is inspired by unique objects he sees in nature: hollowed out trees, wildflowers, salamanders' spots, clear, cold mountain stream waters, fungi, rattlesnake skin, moss, lichen on rocks,a mountain rain pouring straight down, the Great Smoky Mountains, creek bottoms, Tennessee in the cool green spring, the Grand Canyon in winter, and wide open spaces.


CURRENT FAVORITE WEBSITES:

fecalface.com
pbs.org
nationalparkservice.gov
re-nest.com

Follow me on twitter:
http://twitter.com/tracymeltonart

To read more about me and my work:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/tree-ring-paintings-by-tracy-melton-091483

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/08
/tree_ring_paintings_by_tracy_m.html

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/vintage-top-collection?video_id=0&autonomy_kw=tops

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/11/cool-reclaimed-art-dead-t_n_214354.html

http://ofpaperandthings.blogspot.com/2009/07/tree-ring-paintings.html

http://grassrootsmodern.com/2009/06/30/tree-rings-by-tracy-melton/

http://www.ecosalon.com/reclaimed-tree-ring-paintings/

http://omgitsart.com/index.php

http://thelongthread.com/?cat=66

http://www.squidoo.com/bestetsyshopsever

http://www.thing-of-beauty.com/100-great-artists-etsy-you-might-want-to-visit

http://nickpapageorgia.blogspot.com/2008/01/tracy-melton.html

http://www.thing-of-beauty.com/100-great-artists-etsy-you-might-want-to-visit

http://blog.lilyandtulip.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

http://www.stylehive.com/save/Etsy--Original-Cut-TREE-RINGS-modern-art-by-tracy-melton-866272

http://design-mind.blogspot.com/2008/01/tree-rings-by-tracy-melton.html