I began my art career with a crayon and a pair of cuticle scissors.  At the age of three I made necessary and carefully thought out improvements in each medium to my older sister's mahogany bedroom furniture.  My crude but lively enhancements live on to this day in the guest room of her home.  Fortunately, I am currently creating more constructive artwork.  I have been working as a professional illustrator since 2001:  "Incredible You" by Wayne Dyer as well as illustrations for  Highlights Magazine, Loyola Press, Houghton, Grossett/Dunlap, Scholastic, Little Lutheran, Brown Publishing, among others.  All my artwork is created digitally in Corel Painter with color adjustments and file conversions in Photoshop.
Thanks for dropping by!
Melanie
msiegel@conwaycorp.net
501-327-3763
Member of SCBWI
Board member of the Picture Book Artists Association, www.picturebookartists.org