Join us for an artist talk on painting sunsets with Katherine Irish!

MELANIE HICKCOX

Melanie writes: Though I studied and worked as an engineer (now retired), I have been doing art and taking art classes since I was 12.  Most recently I have been studying pastels with Joelle Feldman.

I paint for many reasons: it provides the opportunity to play with color, hone the skill of observing light and shadow, and explore the patterns of nature.    For example, how do lily pads lay across the water when each leaf is about the same size and hue, but each curl and orient and catch the light in their own unique way? Can I capture the pattern of ice on a Maine cove or the striations of a Kansas field? How do trees grow across a small sea island? The education is endless.