Michelle Parsley - Fine Art Painting in Photoshop

The pursuit of creativity has always been a driving force.

I grew up drawing and painting with any medium I could find (which got me in trouble on more than one occasion when I was little!). While my artistic skills are predominantly self-taught, I am a firm believer that education is vital to success. Most people that visit my website don’t realize that I hold a Master Artist degree, a Master Photographer degree, as well as a Photographic Craftsman Degree. I am also a Certified Professional Photographer. That makes me uniquely equipped to create beautiful art in several mediums.

Since 2001, I have been using the skills I've learned creating commissioned works of art in oils, graphite style, as well as creating commissioned hand-rendered, mixed media artwork. I accept a limited number of photographic sessions each year for children and families as well as high school seniors with the ultimate goal from those sessions being a custom painted art piece for the client's home.

I have received numerous awards for my work, including being one of less than a dozen people in history to ever be given the honor of "double diamond" in an international competition that garners over 5,000 entries each year.  As wonderful as the accolades are - my greatest honor is to be able to say that my artwork hangs in homes around the world! I have no greater pleasure than this!

I spend a great deal of time teaching others to "Elevate their Art".  You can find my online courses at elevateyourart.com.