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Melissa Cooke is a young, up-and-coming player on the international art scene. Her powdered graphite on paper works explore themes of beauty, fantasy, violence, and identity, with the artist casting herself as subject in a myriad of thematic scenarios. Her work confronts the viewer, both with scale and stirring reflections of relationships, sexuality and gender. Her drawings are attracting attention from major art galleries, museums and collectors in Chicago, LA and NYC. Cooke is represented by Koplin Del Rio in Los Angeles, CA and Jenkins Johnson Gallery in New York, NY.

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January 11, 2011
in Melissa Cooke fresh powder drawing art still life banana raw honey graphite
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“Afternoon Delight”graphite on paper, 50 x 38”

“Afternoon Delight”
graphite on paper, 50 x 38”

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November 3, 2010
in Melissa Cooke art drawing graphite honey bears
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Fresh Powder.  Reawakened! “The Honey Bears”, graphite on paper, 50” x 38” Started in 2008.  Completed today.

Fresh Powder.  Reawakened!

“The Honey Bears”, graphite on paper, 50” x 38”

Started in 2008.  Completed today.

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November 3, 2010
in Melissa Cooke graphite drawing honey bears detail
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Detail “The Honey Bears”, graphite on paper

Detail

“The Honey Bears”, graphite on paper

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August 18, 2010
in Melissa Cooke art artist draw drawing graphite honey mustache photorealism self portrait
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Completed yesterday: “Full of Me”, graphite on paper, 50” x 38”.  Another drawing is in the works~ along with a newfound technique that has me flying high and fast.

Completed yesterday: “Full of Me”, graphite on paper, 50” x 38”. 

Another drawing is in the works~ along with a newfound technique that has me flying high and fast.

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