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 For
Michele
Greenstein
the
decision
to
become
an
artist
was
an
easy
one. Her
parents
had
met
in
art
school
and
brought
up
their
twin
daughters
to
love
pets
and
art
making. Both
girls
honored
their
parents'
amateur
interests
by
becoming
professional
illustrators. Twin
sister
Dana
Kubick
started
by
designing
greeting
cards
and
tins
and
is
now
a
well
known
children's
book
artist,
working
in
London. Michele
took
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
in
Art
and
pursued
graduate
studies
at
the
School
of
Visual
Arts
in
New
York
City. After
graduation,
she
worked
as
an
illustrator
and
designer
for
Heathcote
Publishing
in
New
York
and
then
joined
the
studio
of
the
world
famous
artist,
James
McMullan. At
McMullan's
studio,
she
worked
on
theater
posters,
magazine
and
book
illustration,
album
covers,
and
an
animated
film
for
PBS
television.
 While
living
in
London,
Michele
came
upon
antique
Silent
Companion
paintings
of
pets,
servants
and
children
in
museums
and
historic
country
homes. She
noted
that
this trompe
l'oeil art
form
would
allow
her
to
combine
her
love
of
animals
with
her
interest
in
traditional
painting
styles. When
she
set
up
her
own
studio
in
San
Diego,
California,
she
began
painting
Silent
Companions
but
soon
expanded
the
range
of
her
traditional-style
art
to
include
portraits
of
animals
that
adopted
the
lush
landscapes
and
noble
poses
of
18th
century
English
sporting
painting. Although
she
continues
to
express
her
love
of
animals
in
animal
paintings,
she
was
lured
by
the
beauty
of
17th
century
Dutch
art
to
begin
painting
still
lifes
as
well. Inspired
by
the
close
attention
to
detail
and
texture,
the
luminous
lighting,
the
respect
paid
to
the
everyday,
and
the
celebration
of
household
life,
Michele
uses
her
own
collection
of
pottery,
glass,
family
silver,
and
flowers
from
her
garden
in
paintings
done
in
homage
to
the
early
Dutch
masters.
 The
artist
has
traveled
around
Europe
extensively
and
lived
several
years
in
Rome
with
her
husband,
the
eminent
Art
Historian,
Jack
Greenstein. His
vast
knowledge
and
their
travels
have
enriched
her
experience
of
art
and
her
understanding
of
its
technique.
Michele's
work
has
attracted
clients
all
across
the
United
States
from
Alaska
to
Florida
as
well
as
from
England,
Italy,
Spain,
Brussels
and
France. She
has
received
commissions
from
galleries
and
from
other
artists,
including
such
internationally
renowned
figures
as
Milton
Glaser
and
Jean-Michel
Folon. Her
paintings
were
featured
in Traditional
Home,
Los
Angeles
Magazine,
Southern
California
Home & Garden,
San
Diego
Home/Garden and Horse
Illustrated.
They
have
been
recommended
by
interior
decorators
in
Los
Angeles
and
have
been
carried
by
two
shops
on
Madison
Avenue
in
New
York
City. They
are
now
also
available
from
the
artist
through
this
web
site.
Various
web
galleries
such
as Art
Seek, Interior
Design
Magazine
On
Line, Art & Design have
shown
work
by
Michele
Greenstein.
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