Melissa Boughey

Says Melissa Boughey of her work: “The painting process is not dissimilar to the road trip, and must be met with a sense of adventure, curiosity and wonder. In each instance the destination is not a given, so tangents must be explored, and paths taken that lead you somewhere unexpected.

"Sometime my springboard to new works was to start at home base and to go from there. On the farm in which I have spent most of my adult years we overlook a wetlands area. It is ever-present—the light, moods, reflections—change both by the season, and by the minute. I am drawn to these coastal heathlands, inlet, estuary and wetlands on my doorstep."