Play With Me

Play With Me

Play With Me is an oil painting of a yellow Labrador Retriever puppy with his favorite red ball. Oil on Canvas 16w x 20h 2009

CoCo

CoCo

Commissioned painting of a customer's "Morkie" (Maltese/Yorkshire Terrier mix) named Coco. Oil on Canvas 14w x 11h 2009

River Dog

River Dog

A black lab. Oil on Canvas 20w x 16h 2008

Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing

A man fly fishes in an Asheville, North Carolina stream. Oil on Canvas 20w x 16h 2008

Sydney

Sydney

A lab-boxer mix after a long afternoon of play. Oil on Canvas 16w x 20h 2008

In Bloom

In Bloom

A flower in bloom. Oil on Canvas 12w x 12h 2007

Beaufort House

Beaufort House

Home on the Beaufort, NC waterfront. Oil on Canvas 16w x 20h 2007

Rose

Rose

A single rose. Oil on Canvas 10w x 8h 2006

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

A couple's first dance on their wedding day. Oil on Canvas 24w x 36h 2006

Reflections

Reflections

Still life. Oil on Canvas 12w x 12h 2005

Welcome

Welcome to MelanieBostic.com, a collection of original oil paintings by North Carolina artist Melanie Bostic. All paintings are orginal works of art created using high quality oil paints on cotton or linen canvases. Prints of every painting are available for purchase - just visit the "Store" link above. New pieces are added monthly, so visit often! More
image Painting in Progress... Melanie's latest project is a portrait Sonny the cat. Come back soon to see the finished work.

Highlighted work

Sydney dog oil painting from Melanie Klinger Bostic
A lab-boxer mix. More
Wedding Day oil painting from Melanie Klinger Bostic
A Couple on their Wedding Day. More
Beaufort House Beaufort North Carolina oil painting from Melanie Klinger Bostic
Historic home on the Beaufort, North Carolina waterfront. More

Melanie's Blog

Jul03Crib in the House
This week we added a new piece of furniture to the house - a crib!  We found a great crib online at JC Penney, and my mother-in-law graciously gave us the crib and mattress as a gift.  The crib is solid wood with a nice cherry finish.  It converts into a toddler day bed and [...]
Posted on Fri 03 Jul 2009 11:47:00 EDT
Jun29Work Trip and 25 Week Update
This past week I traveled out of town for work to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.  Now, I know what you are thinking… Melanie gets to go to a lot of nice places for work.  A couple months ago it was The Homestead in Virginia and now the the Grove Park Inn in Asheville?  [...]
Posted on Mon 29 Jun 2009 14:23:41 EDT
Jun20Hibernation Day
Today - the day before the official first day of summer - was unbearably hot and humid in North Carolina.  For the past few days, the meteorologists have been warning us about the heat forecasted for today.  The forecast you ask?  High humidity and temperatures reaching 100 degrees. And this only meant one thing to a [...]
Posted on Sat 20 Jun 2009 21:52:51 EDT

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    received request today for another pet portrait commission.

    by Melanie Bostic Thursday, 02 July 2009 13:54

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    entering "Sydney" in the Fur + Feathers exhibit through Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh. Non-juried exhibit for three weeks in August.

    by Melanie Bostic Wednesday, 01 July 2009 09:28

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    back from art class. Started a new piece - Sonny the cat.

    by Melanie Bostic Tuesday, 30 June 2009 21:13

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    Art exhibition at Grove Park Inn went well! One person interested in purchasing a painting, one person wants a commissioned pet portrait.

    by Melanie Bostic Monday, 29 June 2009 13:02

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    just dropped off two paintings for the art auction and exhibition at The Grove Park Inn. Displaying "Sydney" and "Play With Me" (Tucker)

    by Melanie Bostic Thursday, 25 June 2009 14:12

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