Robert Melia United Kingdom
Ex Army Father of two beautiful girls and I work as a HGV driver in the UK. I got into art literally by accident, after a work place accident and recovering at home ,I took up pyrography to take my mind off the recovery. Since then and work permitting I do my art when I can. Only having weekends off from the road I love to dive into a piece for hours on end, the smell and sound is fantastic.
Pyrography artist, I work on 3mm Birch plywood and I only create portraits. I use heat as my paint and the plywood is my canvas. It's a long slow process but worth every single minute as I work. One wrong burn and the whole piece is ruined. I wanted to do portraits because I love the soul in people's eyes and the textures of the skin on the face. To me face's are a landscape and each one is different. Be it a bearded man or the smooth skin of a child, each face tells it's own story
Artwork
Ragnar Lothbrok the Young King, pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood, 2021, NULL
Floki the boat Builder, pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood, 2025
Bjorn ironside, pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood, 2025
Ivar the boneless, pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood, 2025, £595
King Harald fine hair, pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood with mixed media., 2025
Gaze from the grain, pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood with mixed media, 2026
Stir from the grain , Pyrography on 3mm Birch plywood, 2026, NFS UNTIL FULL BODY IS COMPLETED
Projects and exhibitions
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Halifax open 2026 CIC13/05/2026 — ongoing two submissions into this gallery, Captain America and Thor |
Halifax Open Gallery, Halifax | Details |
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Blackburn museum and art gallery open call 202614/03/2026 — 16/05/2026 Gaze from the grain entered into the open call, selected to hang |
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn | Details |