Melanie Cormack-Hicks
BRITISH PAINTER
Melanie’s paintings speak of colour, energy and light. She paints the landscapes she loves, working from her studio at home in the Cotswolds. Her subject matter includes the majestic woodlands and sweeping meadows that surround her home. Melanie travels widely throughout the year, seeking out the light, atmosphere and colour that inspire her work. From the rugged coasts of Scotland and Cornwall to the tranquil beauty of the Scilly Isles, Devon and Wales, each journey deepens her connection to the landscape and fuels her creative process.
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Melanie completed her Fine Art degree in the late 1990’s here in Cheltenham. She then worked as a secondary school art teacher for 20 happy years before her own creativity stopped her in her tracks and insisted she paid it some attention.
Melanie believes the inherent relationship we all have to the landscape allows her paintings to summon strong emotions. She strives to create this magical communication between artwork and owner in every one of her pieces.
Working en plein air has been formative in shaping Melanie’s style. Whilst working in the landscape the elements can take control. Strong coastal Cornish winds whip ink across a surface, fine Cotswold rain creates accidental marks. These qualities and experiences are then harnessed in her studio work. Melanie has a gift for capturing the emotion we feel whilst in the landscape.
“My wish is to give a tangible presence to the moments in nature you have fallen in love with. I capture the moments in a landscape that make you stop, breathe and feel connected; so that precious sense of calm can live in your everyday life”.
Melanie has established a strong exhibition record, with various solo and joint shows to date, in addition to her work showing annually in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Her paintings are collected worldwide, including, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Texas, Thailand and Portugal, a testament to the universal emotion and sense of place that her work evokes.
Melanie has served as Artist in Residence at WWT Slimbridge, and her work has been widely featured in the press. She has had featured articles about her paintings in Devon Life, The Marine Conservation Society Magazine and The Artist Magazine. She has also been featured in The Artist Magazine on four occasions, twice as a Feature Artist and twice as a contributing writer with teaching articles. Her paintings have also appeared in 25 Beautiful Homes magazine.
Original Acrylic and Acrylic Ink on Board
Image size: 70 × 90cm
Framed size: 74 × 94cm
£2195 framed
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