Melanie Banayat - "Blue Boots"Oil on Canvas 36 x 36 Through the years Ive discovered that, as an artist, what is in my heart is an unquenchable need to capture human emotions onto canvas. As stated by the character from the book and movie, Forest Gump Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what youre gonna get." How true a statement! Every life lived has a myriad of chapters and stories to tell. Its the stuff that inspires me to paint.