artist bio
mixed mediums
mixed mediums
Melanie is a self taught artist from a small farming community in southern Ontario. Her interest in drawing began as a child and continued into her adulthood.
Melanie has shown her pieces in the Mary Allen Studio Tour in 2019, ArtsPay indepent showing in January of 2020
Melanie is currently selling her art independently out of her home in Ontario.
mixed mediums
mixed mediums
mixed mediums
Melanie uses many different mediums, such as acrylics, oils, glass, and resin. She believes that working in a single medium is restrictive to her artistic process. Each idea manifests in its own individual style through technique, texture and shine.
Inspiration
mixed mediums
Inspiration
Most of Melanie's inspiration is from musicians. She is a very aural person; hearing a lyric or phrase, she is reminded of a particular time or place from her upbringing. Melanie's taste in music varies wildly. She is always listening to music when she paints. While working on her first Kurt Cobain painting, she recalls listening to Alice
Most of Melanie's inspiration is from musicians. She is a very aural person; hearing a lyric or phrase, she is reminded of a particular time or place from her upbringing. Melanie's taste in music varies wildly. She is always listening to music when she paints. While working on her first Kurt Cobain painting, she recalls listening to Alice in Chains' "Nutshell" on repeat. She explained that she used the song and her art as a way of processing her own personal struggles at the time.