Krystii Melaine: Western Realist Painter - Epi. 193, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had Krystii Melaine on the podcast today. She was born and
raised in a very small town in southeastern Australia called
Bairnsdale and followed her love of art up and down, trying to
find her path. Eventually, she found her way into America and
started painting Western art, which was a thing she didn't even
know existed. 

Fast forward to today and she's one of the top artists in America
painting wildlife and western figurative realism. She's done
Native American subjects as well as cowboy subjects and is in
more than 25 museum collections.

It's just really fun to just hear how somebody from a little town
in Australia can have a dream that a lot of us in the art world
have/ had and pursue it so successfully. That's a big deal,
right? To leave your country,  leave your family and
friends,  follow your dream, and find success and security
from your passion.

Krystii will tell you her motto is: "How hard could it be?" Well,
let me tell you, achieving what Krystii has achieved is
incredibly difficult. It's something to be applauded. So if
you're anything like me you'll find this podcast very
interesting. I had a great time listening to her, she's just so
upbeat, fun, and authentic. Krystii Melaine on Art Dealer Diaries
Podcast Number 193.