Kathy Ebbinghaus Melanson has been drawing and painting ever since she could hold a pencil. It was a passion that she pursued into post-secondary education, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Windsor.

The artistic path over the years has been many and varied; including painting, drawing, printmaking, teaching, murals and theatre set design. She has won several awards for her work. A lover of nature and the outdoors, her work is fueled by her interest in the natural world and the many layered history of the land, a term she coined 'land-based abstracts'. Her process involves deconstructing the layers and reassembling them in a new way using acrylic paint, china markers, pencils and collage.

An active member of the local art scene for at least three decades, she lives in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.

Instagram: @blueplanetartist