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scareballs on Dec 27, 2020
5 out of 5 starsGreat quality, super fast shipping. Very happy with this purchase
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jeffriesag on Jul 21, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful prints! Melissa's work is fantastic. The prints were well packaged, sent to the post quickly, and arrived safely to the US. Thank you !!! Now I just need to find the right frames.
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LuisaRose on Jul 8, 2020
5 out of 5 starsStunning art! Good packaging, arrived undamaged. Now to find the perfect frame!
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Amanda on Jun 17, 2020
5 out of 5 starsVery pleased with my purchase as always! This is my third purchase from this incredibly talented artist. She not only creates beautiful art, but she is so kind and responsive to customer concerns! Thank you!!
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Belinda on Dec 4, 2018
5 out of 5 starsSo beautiful, wrapped so carefully and I absolutely love the pictures
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Janie on Nov 19, 2018
5 out of 5 starsI ordered 2 pieces and received them very promptly in great packaging. Beautiful work & easy transaction!
About melissajhartley
About Melissa Hartley
"From as long as I can remember I've always had a love and an urge to create. As a child I was always drawing and making things. At school I would create scenes in the margins of my school books depicting candy and all things girly, much to the amusements of my teachers!"
I'm a self taught artist, that studied graphic design and who has been working for the last 15 years in Publishing in Sydney and Edinburgh. In 2010 I decided to pick up the paint brush again and pursue my love of painting.
My compositions vary from simple, often nostalgic still-life studies with plain backgrounds, to darkly poetic female portraits against undefined backgrounds, in a void or dream-like state.
These mystical portraits of women, almost haunting in their beauty, are seeped in the natural world, each work contains an element of the supernaturally surreal. They are contradictions within themselves, brought to sensual life through surrealistic icons & symbols. Each subject is attractive yet somehow disturbing.
These paradoxes play an important part in my work, the subtly strange, with an intermingling of the pretty and obscure, distant and elusive, but at the same time sensual and enticing. These females seem like they could be from another world.
I'm inspired by many things, but my paintings predominately draw on the sublime beauty of nature, old traditional craftsmanship, especially botanical illustrations of the past, and fashion photography. I also like to incorporate tattoo designs on my females, melding this old world with the new.
I desire to create images of beauty and mystery that allow the viewer to find their own personal significance in them, traversing emotions that reside deep within our own subconscious.
Shop members
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Melissa Hartley
Owner, Artist
Hi!, I'm Melissa Hartley. I’m an artist/graphic designer and I adore cats, drinking tea, anything French, movies, reading, and travelling, amongst other things. :)
Shop policies
melissajhartley is my Etsy store name where I will be selling prints and originals made by the artist Melissa Hartley (me).
Please visit my website if you are interested in seeing more of my work.
www.melissahartley.com.au
If you have any questions please email me at
melissajhartley [!at] yahoo.com.au
Thanks for looking!
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
Please message me with any concerns and I'll try to address them to your satisfaction.
If you are unsatisfied with the item you ordered please message me!
If a print arrives damaged, send me a picture of the damaged goods, and I'll send you a new print, free of charge.
Payment
Shipping
I pack my work very carefully, and unfortunately I cannot be held responsible for any damage which may occur during shipping, it is possible to send work by insured and registered mail for an extra cost. Please contact me before you buy something and I will check the prices. If you buy originals I recommend insured registered mail.
Originals are well packed in boxes. Large prints are shipped in an art tube to ensure they arrive in perfect condition. My shipping rates include shipping, handling and packaging costs.
HOLIDAY SHIPPING:
I cannot guarantee arrival before Christmas or any other holiday. I will make my best efforts to ship quickly but if you think you need expedited shipping, please message me BEFORE ORDERING.
LOSSES & DAMAGES:
Packages lost or damaged within the postal system are not my responsibility. I do everything I can to get your order to you quickly and in good condition. If you are concerned about possible losses or damages, please message me before you order so I can arrange extra fees for insurance or upgraded shipping.