Incredible blue and green Figural female nude oil painting on an oversized stretched canvas by Michelle Merritt from 2004. Lovely lines and curves throughout with a multitude of blue and green tones. Merritt’s portfolio career has given her a rich proximity on uses of color with her limited body of work. As a self proclaimed “author and annoying hack of all trades,” Merritt In the subsequent years, enjoyed a long career in the automotive industry, worked a brief stint as an insurance agent, owned a restaurant, and later served as the operations director for Tacoma Tall Ships 2008. She holds a current merchant mariner’s license and is working toward accumulating enough sea time to become a licensed captain on international vessels.