Melanie Fain finds inspiration for her beautiful etchings from the seven wooded acres around her home in the Hill Country of Texas.  Drawing from images of the nature she observes every day, Melanie offers collectors an intimate view of birds, botanicals, and fascinating insects.  

             Following the ‘less is more’ philosophy of her mentor, Thomas Quinn, Melanie creates work with a beautiful simplicity that she terms ‘a visual haiku:’  A bird perches on a branch.  A flower floats in space.   A hand-tied fly hovers, waiting for a fish to jump.

             Since 1982, Melanie’s fine art etchings have garnered top awards and honors throughout the United States .  Her work can be found in private collections worldwide, including those of Southwest Airlines owner, Herb Kelleher.  Corporate collectors include Wells Fargo Bank, Southwestern Bell , and King Ranch.  

             Melanie’s hand-colored etchings and watercolors (popular among naturalists and sportsmen alike) have received accolades at the prestigious Birds in Art and Art of the Animal Kingdom exhibits.  She has shown her work at America ’s most distinguished wildlife art shows including Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Easton Waterfowl Festival, NatureWorks, and the Plantation Wildlife Art Festival, where she was the Featured Artist in 2001.  

            Melanie Fain’s etchings are original art and are produced today in the same way Rembrandt created his etchings of perfection.  All Melanie’s works are hand-pulled and hand-colored.  Her limited editions maintain the highest intaglio print quality.  Each Melanie Fain etching is hand-colored, signed, and numbered with the impression number over the total number of prints in the edition.