Lynn Melton

4266 156 Ave. SE
Noble, OK 73068-6210
405.872-5012 (evening)
405.615.5206 (day)

Discipline: Visual art: drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking and murals

Participants: Childhood, Adolescents, Adults, Youth at Risk, Older Adults

Settings:
Schools: elementary, middle, high, alternative ed
Community Sites: art centers, libraries, parks, senior and recreation centers

Availability: Statewide, year-round

Bio
Lynn Melton has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Montana State University. She specializes in printmaking, painting, mosaics, murals, pen and ink, and drawing with pastels and charcoal. She has been a Resident Artist since 1999 and with the Oklahoma Arts Council since 2000. Melton has been a professional free-lance artist since the 1970’s, participating in numerous art shows and commission work, doing paintings of different media and drawing characters. She has illustrated for Saxon Publishing and has been a lab manager for “custom Developing and Finishing” in Moore in charge of Retouching and Restoring Photographs.

Arts Learning Goals:

Participants will:
- Increase skills of seeing and observation

Understand color and how to use the color wheel
Learn the basics of drawing using geometric shapes
Build communication and storytelling through art
Understand how others communicate history through art
Strengthen self-expression