Beach Bum Art 

Artistic Impressions of the sea

Beach Bum Art is the combined efforts of Debra Soreff and Melisa Ricks.

Debra and Melisa started Beach Bum Art in 2006 to use their combined talents to create a broad range of sea-life, nautical and organic imagery for the home as well as commercial settings. 

Debra Soreff, a Boston native, has a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Massachusetts College of Art. For the past thirteen years she has been teaching children’s and adult art classes. Eleven of those years she has been teaching at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts located in Annapolis. Her work has been shown locally as well as nationally. Over the years she has been commissioned by businesses and private collectors to make custom tiles, mosaics and sculptures.  Debra's current body of work focuses on the combination of sculpting and painting.  She uses glazes like a painter uses water color or oil.  In each piece there are multiple textures and colors telling a story to capture a feeling or feelings.

Melisa Ricks, a Maryland native, moved to the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay nine years ago. She is a resident of Breezy Point.  As a life long collector of sea-life art, she has filled her home as well as others with her work.  Ten years ago Melisa discovered clay.  After many years of art lessons she decided to share her work with others.  Melisa's current body of work focuses on the whimsy and beautiful colors that are found in the wonderful undersea landscape. Though her work has evolved she still enjoys taking risks and finding new ways to express herself through art.  Her pieces often leave you smiling.

Artwork produced by Beach Bum Art LLC includes: framed art, tiles, jewelry boxes, pendants, mirrors, and custom murals, countertops to outdoor sculptures.