Melanie Armstrong Art

Melanie Armstrong Art Melanie Armstrong is an artist based in the Peak District who also happens to love design.

She has been obsessed with the local wildlife since she was a child, often giving the things she see's personalities, anthropomorphizing them so to speak, imagining

Well it’s been 7 months since I last posted! I find it shocking that I’ve gone from drawing or painting almost every day...
02/03/2026

Well it’s been 7 months since I last posted! I find it shocking that I’ve gone from drawing or painting almost every day to now not having time. I have about 18 months of studying ahead. But until I get a bit of free time back I will keep trying to draw when I can.

His name is Cornelius the Covid. He lives in a chimney pot on the roof of a council house in Barnsley but wanting to mov...
10/08/2025

His name is Cornelius the Covid. He lives in a chimney pot on the roof of a council house in Barnsley but wanting to move to the Peak District with his new wife Sheryl (his first wife sadly died in a pileup on the M1 whilst collecting the remains of a cat called Julio)
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2024 has been my least productive year art wise but very busy in every other aspect of my life. And it’s been a pretty a...
29/12/2024

2024 has been my least productive year art wise but very busy in every other aspect of my life. And it’s been a pretty awesome year. Looking forward to seeing what 2025 has in store.
Last drawing of the year.
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Swallow - oil on linen panel 7x13 cm - still a little more work needed on this one ••• ...
17/08/2024

Swallow - oil on linen panel
7x13 cm - still a little more work needed on this one
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Robin - oil on linen panel 7x13 cm •••
04/08/2024

Robin - oil on linen panel
7x13 cm
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Water-Cum-Jolly to Chee Dale stepping stones. Perfect walk for a warm summer’s day. ••••• ...
20/07/2024

Water-Cum-Jolly to Chee Dale stepping stones.
Perfect walk for a warm summer’s day.
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Finally got round to starting to apply colour to the kingfisher. •••• ...
19/07/2024

Finally got round to starting to apply colour to the kingfisher.
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What a beautiful morning, such a shame I have to go to work. ••••
15/07/2024

What a beautiful morning, such a shame I have to go to work.
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Swallows have been nesting near a door entrance at my workplace. Over the past few weeks, I have observed them transform...
13/07/2024

Swallows have been nesting near a door entrance at my workplace. Over the past few weeks, I have observed them transform from tiny fluffy creatures with big mouths to fledgling birds ready to take flight.
Just started applying colour to this painting. Many more layers to go.
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Kingfisher with a little fish. Oil on linen board - first layer of paint. 13x18cm ••• ...
08/07/2024

Kingfisher with a little fish.
Oil on linen board - first layer of paint.
13x18cm
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Not sure how I feel about running in the rain but running alongside the river has inspired me to paint a kingfisher with...
07/07/2024

Not sure how I feel about running in the rain but running alongside the river has inspired me to paint a kingfisher with a little fish when I dry off.
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First layer of colour on this chubby cheek Robin.•••
06/07/2024

First layer of colour on this chubby cheek Robin.
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