Early morning, wandering in my local landscape, I notice small seasonal shifts and variations; the quiet beauty in natural commonplace things, rarely celebrated. My paintings are inspired by what I see around me, the transient and the temporary: the form of a tree, the lines of stems, the intricacies of birds in flight, and how they enchant the space around. 

Inspired by the landscape surrounding her Cambridgeshire studio and the Lincolnshire fens of her childhood Melanie finds remarkable beauty in the familiar. Using a combination of traditional and modern methods Melanie's poetic paintings and prints reflect the transience of nature and memory.

Trained at the Courtauld Institute of Art & the University of Gloucestershire .

Awards and residencies include; Florence Trust, Highbury.

Exhibited across the UK; Jerwood Space, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, Thompson’s City Gallery, jaggedart, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Kittoe Contemporary, The Art Buyer & Friends, all London. Belgrave Gallery, St Ives; The Stratford Gallery, Stratford upon Avon; Gallery 94 at Glyndebourne Opera House; Irving Contemporary, Oxford; Eastwood Fine Art, Hampshire; Beaux Arts, Bath; Cornwall Contemporary, Penzance; Hayden Gallery, Marlow.

Competitions & Prizes:  Shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize (2020), The John Ruskin Prize (2025) and has featured in the ING Discerning Eye and National Open Art Exhibitions. 

Works owned by numerous public and private collections worldwide including; The Dorchester, the Pizzuti Collection, Imago Mundi, Exton Park Vineyard, Fox Linton, Bridgeman Art Library.