![AmPlaces 2 Oregon Waterfall, Melinda Green Tepler](https://theamericanscholar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AmPlaces-2-768x1024.jpg)
Six years ago, Melinda Green Tepler made the transition from children’s book illustrator to full-time painter and printmaker. She works on a variety of surfaces, including copper and aluminum, as well as canvas. Shown here is one of her paintings of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon Waterfall (oil on canvas, 12“ × 16“).