Melanie Webb

I was born in India, 4th generation of an English family who went out to India with the East India company. I migrated to Perth, Australia in 1990 and have lived here ever since then. I am a psychotherapist, music producer (Whipdbeats), and artist.

I have had a love affair with all art since I was a child, however I never had the courage to pick up a brush until I was in my mid-40's. I started with stick figures, taking art classes once every two weeks. I explored different mediums such as pastels, charcoal and watercolours. It was not until I started experimenting with acrylics and abstracts did I realise that I had finally found the art that resonated with me deeply and that I wanted to do. I love it because it stretches me to my utmost limits and takes me to other worldly places. I am at the early stages of my journey and ultimately I want to paint really big abstract canvases.

I am influenced and inspired by artists such as Picasso, Pollock, Kandinsky, Kline, Dali, Basquait, Richter, Jeoffrey Johnson, Xanthippe Tsalimi, Michael Mcheen, Frederic Halbreich, Pierre Soulages and the list goes on.

BA Political Science, SMU, Dallas, Texas

Buddhist Psychotherapy and Art Therapy, Sophia College, Perth, Australia