Melinda Patrick

Southwest Art Magazine named Melinda one of "12 Texas Artists to Collect."

I've worked diligently at creating my own style which I call contemporary realism. My paintings are my vision of the places I love, the colorful cityscapes and ordinary things that catch my eye.

I began developing my art when I was a very young child with my painter grandfather mentoring me. I worked in oil and oil pastels growing up and through college when Liquitex was the only option for acrylics. Several years ago I fell in love with acrylics and mostly turned my back on oils to work with acrylics almost exclusively.

I received my BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. While in public school, I attended the scholarship class at the Houston Museum of Fine Art. In addition to painting, I am an illustrator and have worked most of my life as a graphic and web designer for small studios and Fortune 500 companies but now I am able to devote every day to painting.

I live in a pine forest near my native Houston.

Bachelor of Fine Art, San Francisco Art Institute
Scholarship class, Houston Museum of Fine Art

Edward Hopper, Jack Vitriano, Claude Monet and more recently William Buffet and Vincent.

cityscape, coastal, beach, texas artist, impressionist