About Melanie Landrith

I spent the first eighteen years of my life on the plains of Kansas, watching the sun rise and set every day and the green, tan and white of the changing seasons.

I discovered Plein Air Painting several years later while taking a summer course at the University of New Hampshire.  I enjoyed finding the best local views so much that I took another class the following summer.

With my previous job, I had the opportunity to travel to many places both around the US and the World.  I think when you see a place on a daily basis, you take it for granted.  As a visitor, you pay more attention and appreciate it more.  I also discovered the beauty of more industrial environments, such as rusting structures.  I enjoyed the opportunity to watch a pancake sunrise over Alaska’s North Slope, and to be in coastal and marine environments.  I was surprised to discover pitcher plants in the wild in swamps in South Carolina.

I  feel we are all related in some way, and the experiences of visiting and painting a wide variety of places and subjects makes us appreciate the local beauty even more. The spontaneity and synchronicity of places and events is something I appreciate more each year.