Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation
Melissa McCluskey-Carlson
 Cormorant - Moss Landing
“Beauty is to be found in everything. Photography is my creative outlet, a meditative process, in which patience and intuition is necessary when waiting for that “ah-ha” moment to capture with the click of a shutter button – it is my way of finding a deeper connection to life and an understanding of surrounding environments."
Dunes and Sea
Melissa has earned a B.A. in Art Education from CSUSB. Art is a foundational passion that drives her. She is eager to share this passion with others. She currently works as an Education Specialist, M.A. (CSUSB) for a local k-12 school district. As an educator Melissa teaches students with the objective for them to become successful and confident in their own driven passions, whether it be art or something else.
More of her photography and contact information can be found below: https://inrawlight.com https://www.facebook.com/melissamccphotography https://www.instagram.com/these_days_575/ melissamccarlson@gmail.com |
Wood and Sea
California native, Melissa McCluskey, first became interested in the artistic medium of photography during her childhood years. She was a staff photographer for her high school’s newspaper and yearbook. Later, she studied the formalities of photography in the community college and university settings. Melissa has been a part of a vast art community in her hometown of Riverside, California, and now looks forward to being a part of an art community in the Monterey Peninsula area.
Nature is a primary subject of her’s, however her photographic interests range in documentary, journalism, street, abstract, botanicals and landscape photography. She explores these interests through wide and close-up lenses, Her images are carefully balanced symmetrically or asymmetrically. Her prints are often bold in contrast and color - including black and white. Melissa is enthusiastic about sharing the beauty that she discovers through her lens. 
China Rock
Spring Oak
Summoning Spring
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