Melanie Sovran Wolfe, Artist, Author, and Screenwriter

Recent paintings!

The Spinning Era, 12 × 12, Acrylic on Canvas

Lobster Paradise, 24 × 30, Acrylic on Canvas

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Moonridge: SOLD

Lobster Revolution, 20 × 20, Acrylic on Canvas

Downeast Basketball, 24 × 30, Acrylic on Canvas

Nothing to See Here, 20 × 20, Acrylic on Canvas

LOBSTER SERIES

My work explores the tension between place, identity, and survival through a distinctly New England lens. In my lobster series, I take a familiar coastal symbol and reimagine it at scale—larger than life, expressive, and often caught in moments that blur the line between humor and defiance.

These lobsters are not just subjects; they become stand-ins for resilience, instinct, and the quiet fight to exist within systems that commodify and contain. Set against whimsical harbors, surreal skies, and everyday maritime scenes, they disrupt the expected narrative and invite the viewer to reconsider what is seen as ordinary.

Working in acrylic, I lean into bold color, movement, and a slightly off-kilter perspective—where storytelling lives somewhere between folklore and satire. The result is a body of work that is playful at first glance, but layered with deeper questions about power, survival, and rebellion.

There will be four paintings in the series when complete.

Wall Mural