MELANIE RUSSELL graduated from an MFA in Fine Art from Slade School of Fine Art 2004 in London, where she now lives and works. Recent exhibitions include ‘A Generous Space 3’, Huddersfield Art Gallery, ‘Small Works, Spring Gallery, Cheltenham and ‘Contemporary British Watercolours’ Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery in Kent. Russell was invited for a residency with Marlborough College, Wiltshire in 2006. Her work was recently included in a banner project, Creative Croydon as part of London’s Borough of Culture.
Melanie Russell creates drawings and paintings which capture fleeting moments of botanical beauty. The works are playful and experimental as well as quiet and sensitive, dancing between representation and abstraction. Observational drawings are the basis of her works, breaking down organic forms into complex confident lines against a patchwork of colour. She works in oil paint and watercolour and uses a variety of materials whilst drawing. Instagram @melaniejrussell
