Our Artist of the week is Melanie Barrett. After graduating with a degree in Fine Art from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2003, Melanie went on to obtain a Masters in Painting from Wimbledon School of Art in 2004. Since then she has been continuing to paint and draw, focusing on portraiture, and in particular the narrative within painting. I particularly like this landscape painting of Melanie's....especially with all the recent snow, ice and cold weather.....this is a timely reminder of the promise of Spring to come. I love the light streaming through the trees.
Melanie has taught Art in schools in Mexico and Uganda, and to date has exhibited in various venues in Newcastle, Hackney, Kings Cross, the Discerning Eye Exhibition 2003, London Art Fair 2005, and in Glasgow for the regional finals of Channel Five's Big Art Competition.
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