Melody Protacio was born in Davao City, Philippines in 1982. Having grown up both next to the sea and near National Parks, her love of the outdoors grew tremendously. Throughout her life, Melody has always been fascinated by images and how the world is represented through the eyes of others. Naturally, she was drawn to paintings in abstract. Her interest was cultivated during her teenage years and further developed when she took arts classes from high school. Melody delved even more into her painting practice onto painting by the seashore. The abstract that Melody paints is an interpretation of her mind whch dwells deep into the ocean and to one’s who love the shore and the beauty of a coastline. Melody is a trained teacher in science, specializing in Biochemistry and a master’s degree in Chemistry. Throughout her teaching career, it is Marine Biology that she loves most as she is able to involve the elucidation of her artwork into the subject.Melody has sold paintings in the Philippines, United States and in the Cayman Islands, where she lives and works with her husband and two children.