Melissa Wills Barnes

Visual Art – Washington, D.C.

Four words. I am an artist. I have been creating stuff for over 30 years. My style and techniques have shifted at times, but I always work with lush color and the delicate balance between fluid brushstrokes and simple geometry. Classically trained through years of art school and BFA studies, making art is not a hobby I picked up but rather a part of everything I do for as long as I can remember. ** FYI, 5% of my total art sales from RAW Artists DC: Magnify will be donated to CASA DC. CASA volunteers provide a voice in court for young people in foster care and establish a unique and supportive relationship with their young person to assist them in achieving safe, permanent homes and key life skills.** [casadc.org]