As a Corel PAINTER MASTER ELITE member, Melissa Gallo brings to the digital table a long history of artwork in traditional media.  Painting in acrylics and oils as a commercial illustrator for over 20 years, Melissa's work has been featured on the covers of books for several of the major publishing houses in both New York and Milan.

Melissa's experience as a traditional painter and photographer inform her digital work and she delights in replicating traditional media techniques while enjoying the specific advantages of the new digital medium.

Now working as a portrait painter and digital art instructor in Photoshop and Corel's Painter software, Melissa resides with her family in Florida.