Melissa was born in Bermuda and lived
there until she was seven. When she
was 18 and working in London, Melissa
attended St Martins School of Art part
time and whilst studying for her
honours degree at Edinburgh
University she also attended Edinburgh
College of Art part-time.
Melissa's early career was as a
documentary film-maker for television
to create large scale video projections
in theatre and site specific settings for
artists, dancers and actors. During this
time she continued to paint and as
success grew for her paintings through
group exhibitions, her time became
more focussed around oil painting.
Melissa loves light, water, life, skies,
landscapes, the sea in all its moods
and the human body. Portraiture
allows her to explore different
emotions, energies, atmospheres and
elements.