Melanie Feldman, "The Painter of Women", was born in Chicago while caravanning throughout the United Sates with a Jazz ensemble comprised of her parents and their families. In the early 1960s, she settled in Maderia Beach, Florida, along with her parents and two brothers.

 She has been a portrait painter since her early teens and became a photographic artist in the 80s. As a very young woman she was a protégé of the chief restorer and replication artist for the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Over the years, she also apprenticed under various professional illustrators and graphic artists.

From 1987-2015, Melanie along with husband and Master Photographer Alan Feldman, owned Feldman's Photography, a successful portrait studio in Brandon, Florida. As a photographic team they have worked and taught throughout the world. Together, they have the distinction of being the only husband-wife team to represent the U.S.A. in two World Congress of Professional Photographers.

 Most of her life, Melanie has been a traditional and classical painter. In 2004 she accepted the challenge from her husband,  Alan, to develop her ownrecognizable style and create a body of work inspired by self-expression.

 The results of this challenge is a body of work that reflects the universal inner feelings and spirituality of women in todays' society.

Welcome to my world!

My name is Melanie.