“Journey”: Debut Solo Show by Melanie Cormack-Hicks. Chapel Arts Cheltenham.
An exploration of the transient landscape; marking Melanie’s journey from art teacher to artist.
CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire. Melanie Cormack-Hicks' debut solo show at Chapel Arts Cheltenham will launch her career as a fulltime artist. The exhibition will run from 1st to the 24th of September, 2017 at the Chapel Arts Gallery, Cheltenham.
Melanie’s artwork showcases the diversity and beauty of rural landscapes and the energy and intensity of seascapes. It will include smaller works produced en plein air as well as large studio-based pieces.
Melanie’s transition from art teacher to landscape painter has been one of self-discovery based on her creative principles both as a teacher and art practitioner. A Fine Art Painting Degree, taken in the mid-90s in Cheltenham, allowed her to find her artistic voice; the narrative for this voice has changed...