Michael Welch
Co-Owner of M&M Studios, Inc, started his art career in Washington State at the age of
12, under his mentor Edna Welch studying pastel techniques. Then at age 17 he attended
Eastern Washington State Collage as an art major. Mike moved to South Florida in 1972
& began studying at the Lighthouse Gallery for the Arts, under Richard Frizzell, known
for his watercolors of the tropics & South Florida. In 1983 Mike established M&M
STUDIOS, a custom framing business & art gallery. He is still in business today offering
unique & original designs along with the expansion of the Giclee printing department.
Now at age 65 & looking toward retirement, Mike has been honing his photography skills
into a mixture of fine art & photography using the Giclee process.