The head spins to enter the dreamscape that is Mellany's world. Clouds loom large and spell danger or softly whisper a melody. Landscapes appear like architecture and architecture appears like landscapes. The vision is precise. The 'good eye' is always turned on. People seem to either be possessed as in a trance or perhaps caught in a melancholy instant. Captured in a moment of time that existed solely for the purpose of being photographed by Mellany. Nothing escapes the treatment of Mellany's vision of a world gone to the imagination of the artist deep in contemplation.

Mellany's techniques are time honored: See real life happening / compose / click the shutter and behold the truth. Her photographs are processed in the manner of 'traditional' 'dry' photography, that is to utilize in a historical sense how photographs are rendered, using digital tools and additionally, High Dynamic Range processes. Her sense of technique is rudimentary ... her style is anything but. She combines her passion for Photography with her love of travel, always keeping "The Good Eye" open. Composition is second nature. Easy. So it appears. She makes storytelling a divine thing.

Upcoming / Present / Past Events:

Current

Exhibiting at Albuquerque Photographer's Gallery.
Current show in this Old Town venue is excellent representation of some of Albuquerque's best photographers.
A traveller by train blogging along the way, Carl Morrison, stopped into the show and had some kind words with Mellany. HIs website speaks of his journey … and his visit with me:
http://trainweb.org/carl/Albuquerque2012/

Past Events

Mellany has a photograph that was juried into the Image NM 2011 A Photography Show @ The Incognito Gallery in Rio Rancho. The show will run from July 2 through July 30. This is an amazing group of Photographers and I am privileged to be a part of this show.Mellany currently has 2 Photographs in the "Power of Place" show at The Wooden Cow Gallery in Albuq. Curator for this show is Nationally recognized Photographer Robert Medina Cook. The show will run from March 1-26,

Mellany has 3 photographs which have been juried into The Annual New Mexico Photographic Arts Show, which runs from December 6-28 2010 at the Fine Arts Building @ Expo New Mexico. Artist and guest opening reception is Sat. Dec.4. Please come and enjoy this show of the best Photography in New Mexico.

Mellany will be exhibiting her Photographs at The New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair at Expo NM, June 24-26 2011. The Fair will be celebrating 50 years and is one of the largest Fairs exclusive to New Mexico Artists. Make sure to mark your calendars for this great event.

Mellany currently has a exhibition of 6 of her Photographs hanging at City Hall in Albuquerque at the Cultural Services Office. Augustine Romero, curator for the Kimo and South Broadway Cultural Center Galleries made the selections for this exhibit. They will be on display until early 2011.

Mellany will have a piece in the 22nd Annual Fine Arts Show in Corrales, NM. This show is juried by the Visual Arts Council. The location for this show is the Old San Ysidro Church at 966 Old Church Road. Opening reception will be on Friday Oct 1, running through Balloon Fiesta and ending Oct.10. 2010

The Rio Rancho Arts Association is holding their annual Art Exhibit show "Art-rageous", to be held Sept 24-26 at the Rio Rancho Inn. This event attracts visitors from Central New Mexico and the Southwest.

My entry into the 5th annual IAPP (International Association of Panoramic Photographers) Photo Contest was a finalist and will exhibited at the Valley Photo Center in Springfield MA the month of September 2010.

 

Exhibitions:

Mellany's photograph "Red Rocks" was juried into the Matrix Fine Art Gallery's annual show "Photo NM 2010". by the curator of the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Andrew Conners. Opening reception to be July 2, 2010 and running through to July 31. The Photograph was taken in the Jemez mountains of New Mexico. AWARDED 1ST PLACE PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD.

Mellany is a Artist with "The Wooden Cow" Gallery in Albuquerque N.M. Her Photo entitled "Grand Central Time" was accepted into the gallery's juried "Art of Time" show which ran from March 3-27, 2010.

She has had a collection of Southwestern Landscapes exhibited in Old Town, Albuquerque N.M. at "The Easel Place" in the Patio Market.


Affiliations

Mellany is a active and participating member of The Rio Rancho Arts Association and The National Association of Photoshop Professionals.