Michele has been doing Pet Portraits professionally for over 15 years. She received both her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California. She has also studied in Florence, Italy. She has exhibited her landscape paintings in galleries on both the East and West coasts, and has work in private collections throughout the United States, Canada and Bermuda. Michele has been asked to donate her Pet Portraits for various fund raising efforts, including the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, and the Norton Museum of Fine Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.