Smooth criminal

Acrylic on wooden board. Float framed in oak.

This semi abstract landscape is layered with texture paste and sanded back to reveal multiple gorgeous colours and textures underneath.

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Mel is a Toowoomba‑based artist who swears she’s settled down… even though her colour palette still carries the humidity, drama, and tropical mischief of Far North Queensland, where she spent most of her life. She’s been painting for five years, starting with watercolour before realising she preferred a medium that didn’t run away from her. Acrylics have behaved slightly better, and mixed media gets invited in when she’s feeling adventurous.