Melissa Meyer developed her talents at a time when artists were jettisoning the paintbrush to explore other means to expression. Never abandoning the brush, Meyer's work is neither derivative nor dated. She primes her canvas with gesso, sanding it to get a smooth, paper-like surface, then applies a patchwork of grounds in soft tones and varying whites, or bright contrasting colors. Diluting her oil pigments to achieve a watercolor or ink-like viscosity, Meyer uses long-handled brushes and works with the canvas or paper on the floor, walking around as she paints to avoid drips. Her intuitive sense of color distinguishes itself with a compositional arrangement where the grounds play equal protagonists to the overlaying brush strokes - fluid marks negotiate and navigate their way across the grounds upon which they rest. Meyer's paintings have been written about and reviewed at length in many publications. Her work has been widely exhibited in over forty solo and group exhibitions and is housed in many notable private and public collections. She is also a celebrated writer and teacher.