Melinda is a cartoonist and painter living in Los Angeles. She is the author of the comic series, "The Melinderly", and the owner of print & stationary company, Cactus Club.
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Send emails to melindatracy1(at)gmail.com
I do freelance work!
Melinda is a cartoonist and painter living in Los Angeles. She is the author of the comic series, "The Melinderly", and the owner of print & stationary company, Cactus Club.
Hi Melinda! Your work couldn’t be any cuter! I’d like to get portraits done of my family – four of us, parents and two little girls. I was thinking I could send you our pics and you could do four separate ones – how large are 30 dollar ones?
OR how large can you go? Could you put us all together in a photo if we sent you photos of us – even if we werent all together in a photo? HOw much would that be – for a very large size, like 16×20?
Thank you!
Hi Melinda,
I just wanted to say I love your work. I wish I could donate some money to you, because I totally know how you feel. I am struggling art student, and I know once I get my degree it will still be impossible to get an income. I post your stuff on my tumblr sometimes and link to your website to try and spread the word about you. My birthday is in a couple of months so maybe if I am good, someone will buy me one of your books (although the ones I like are out of stock right now!) I hope your holidays are nice!
Take care,
Serena
Wow…thanks so much Serena. That’s really nice to hear. I really appreciate the promotion, and i’m sorry about the books not being in stock! Once i’m not flat broke I hope to reprint “Okay?, Okay!”, although I’m not sure if “Scarface” will make the cut. Seriously though, thanks for the encouraging words…they mean a lot.
Melinda
Your work is amazing. “BSFS” will haunt me for some time. I’d like to know more about it….or did I not check the site thoroughly enough for the info?
Hey, I love your comics. You’re so frickin’ good!
Hi!
I think we’ll be in town later this month to catch Joanna Newsom at the Paramount Theater and will of course, stop at both of these places. Cheers!
I found one of your drawings on tumblr and immediately became a fan of your journal. It made me do a few of my own and theyre really great fun exercises. I live in San Antonio, Texas but my sisters live in Austin. We go back and forth a lot. If you haven’t already been, I have to say the two places (since we were tiny kids) we’ve never missed going to are TOY JOY and MOMOKOS BUBBLE TEA. If you haven’t already been to either of these places you really should. I never get tired of going to either one. Momokos is the original Austin Bubble Tea Shop. They have the most AMAZING Rice Balls and sell lots of cute Japanese things. Try the Peach Spice bubble tea. Its my favorite. Just thought I’d let you know. Lemme know how you like it.
Regina
Thanks Regina!
When I read this last night, Aaron and I immediately remembered “Oh yeah! Toy Joy!”. We’ve gotten suggestions to go there before, but you reminded us, so…..we went! It was SO cool! Thanks so much for the suggestion, and I will have to try Momokos, because I do love me some good bubble tea.
Melinda
By the blessing of the comic gods I found your work! Love Okay!Okay? & purchased AOA yesterday at Domy. Cute, and amazing work. Way to be an inspiration!
Dear melinda,
as crazy as it may sound, it almost seams that your comics are very accurate depictions of a relationship i had a year ago. its scary cuz your cartoon depiction of yourself looks kinda like her. i just found your comic today, and i havent quite stopped crying yet. just wanted to say, you’ve done a great job at this, and keep up the good work!
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/35556_10150229506410393_885055392_13293070_894895_n.jpg <-this is what i mean by close resemblance. i usually have a beard
Thanks so much…I hope the comics don’t make you too sad!
I don’t know you in the slightest, but I’m sitting here drawing in my cubicle when I should be working. I just wanted to say that I like your drawings, and good luck tonight. I just got the Domy email stating that you’re having your ultimate coming out art party. Be sure to wear your matching set of undies and bra. All art debutantes know it’s a must. I guess. I’m just going with it.
hi i love your pictures, i was wondering if you could draw one of my photos
and keep on going they are amazing
x x x x x
Absolutely I can. There’s info about my commissioned portraits on the left hand side of my homepage…just email me at melindatracyboyce@gmail.com and we’ll go from there!
-melinda
Thanks for your support Brandy! The opening was really fun…strangely I did get questions about my undergarments from some of the audience (weird, I know). Thanks for reading my stuff!
-Melinda
Hi I wanted to have a portrait which i’m agree to give u picture and money but how could i send u picture and money, I’m living in India…..
You can send me an email at melindatracyboyce@gmail.com with your picture, and send me money via paypal, then I would send you your portrait…it’s not usually that much money to ship internationally! Let me know if you’re interested!
manohman i love your stuff! It always makes me so happy to find sites that I will want to return to again and again when i’m feeling browsey. Yours is officially top of the short list now (:
Thanks for being awesome.
Hey Melinda! A couple of years ago I came across your work on eatsleepdraw I think? Hmm it was something on Tumblr. You were the reason I started to do diary comics. You’re an amazing artist thank you for all the inspiration, you da best (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
Wow, thank you so much!