Ink on Paper - SWTBT #4 - Original art by Melanie Circle

A dancer in motion — or perhaps a spirit in transformation — swirls from the depths of colour in SWTBT #4. Her outstretched arm, balanced by a large and gentle hand, suggests both release and return. The skirt flows into a dreamscape of blooming shapes, layered markings, and half-formed memories.

Melanie Circle’s Stories Waiting to be Told series unfolds through a process of intuitive exploration. She begins without a plan, letting words, scribbles, and colour washes evolve into imagery that surprises even her. As she puts it: “I like to paint things I’ve never seen before — but I recognize them anyway.”

This piece invites the viewer to slow down, to find their own rhythm in its layers, and to feel whatever rises — grace, grief, celebration, or something unspoken.