Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips

Melanie is a professional artists working full time in pet portraiture since leaving Art College in 1994. She studied at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design (UK) in Natural History Illustration, which gave her a good grounding in drawing and painting animals. She started her business in 1995 and was commissioned almost immediately and hasn't looked back since. Melanie has a constant waiting list and can be booked up at least three months in advance at various times of the year.

Melanie is commissioned by clients all around the world. Her work comes not only from the U.K, but also America and Canada and Japan. She designs and maintains her own fully e-commerce website and she updates it every day. Each commissioned piece is photographed throughout the drawing/painting process and is added to one of the three work in progress pages on her website for all to see. The clients adore being part of the creative process and are encouraged to give feedback.


Melanie is also a tutor for the London Art College. The LAC are a distance learning college with students worldwide. Melanie has been working with them since 1998 and has written 4 courses, the Pet Portrait Course, the Coloured Pencil Course, and two Young Artists Courses. She is the sole tutor for the pet portrait course and the coloured pencil course, and enjoys working with her students.

Melanie has a studio at her home in rural West Wales, which she shares with her partner, equine artist Nick Beall. The peace and tranquility are a vital part of her working environment, as are her many pets which include sheep, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl and a peacock! Not forgetting Jenny the dog!

If you would like more information about Melanie or to view her work in greater detail please visit her website. If you are interested in any of Melanie's courses you will find more information about this at the London Art College website or by clicking the direct links below.

Contact details:

http://www.pet-portraitartist.com/


Art College website: www.londonartcollege.co.uk
Coloured Pencil Course

Pet portrait Course
Young Artist Course

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