Melissa Lakey is an artist and illustrator based in Joshua Tree, California, where the windows of her art studio look out into the Mojave Desert.
She wanted to be a cowgirl when she grew up but ended up an artist instead, and now cowboys ride through her paintings, picking flowers and stopping to swim in every creek they pass.
A lover of art materials, she uses ink, gouache, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, and oil pastel, painting quickly and leaving room in each painting for surprises, experiments, and play.
Her colorful work celebrates the landscape, people, and animals of the American Southwest.
We love working with Melissa, for she is a genuine spirit who explores her personal style and portrays her dreams in her dynamic pallet.
*most pieces below are from our current exhibit in Fort Davis at our Webb’s Fair & Square location. Click on images for details and purchase.
mixed media on paper
12 × 16” and floated in maple frame
2026
*shipping included
mixed media on paper
10 × 10” and floated in maple frame
2026
*shipping included
mixed media on paper
8 × 10” and floated in maple frame
2026
*shipping included
mixed media on paper
11 × 14” and floated in maple wood frame
2026
*packing and shipping included
10 × 8” artwork size
15 × 12” frame size
mixed media on paper
*packing & shipping included
12 × 16”
mixed media on wood panel -unframed
2025
packing and shipping included
14”x11” (Artwork Size)
20 3/4”x 16 3/4” (Framed Size)
Mixed Media on Paper
*packing & shipping included
all cotton unisex tshirt by Bella Canvas
usps priority shipping included