Winter’s Icy Breath: Unveiling the Completed Painting

A detail for the blog cover from the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube wherein an otherworldly being blows an icy fog about, in violets, blues and greys, touching creatures and foliage alike with its chill.

  I hope you like it, it’s my completed painting, “Winter’s Icy Breath”.   This painting started out with finding the face of winter, a strange, female energy-being and her breath fogging out and touching each exposed creature.   These creatures represent nature, but they also represent our natures. We adapt to a changing world…

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Winter’s Icy Breath: The Lettering Comes Alive For You

A cropped detail from The hand-lettered title of Melani Grube's painting, "Winter's Icy Breath".

  Winter’s Icy Breath. Have you felt it?   I know I have, this year. And it’s the title of my latest painting.   I love doing hand-lettering. The letters can take on the personality and ambience of their meaning. Here, they can flow around, blown by the wind, stretched out and shivering in the…

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Winter’s Icy Breath: Sketch Phase Coming Your Way

A cropped detail from A detail of a deer from Melani Grube's work-in-progress painting, "Winter's Icy Breath".

  How is the weather out your way? It’s a blustery, rainy storm going on here! The kind of day you race to get under cover and have to shake off the wet once you’re inside.   Pictured here is another step in my painting, where I start to ink in the characters and creatures.…

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Winter’s Icy Breath: Preliminary Sketches

A detail from Eagle, Nesting Bird, and Wolf preliminary sketches for the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube.

  These are some preliminary sketches for my “Winter’s Icy Breath” painting. What is it like to be touched by winter? What creatures thrive in it? I’m not a fan of it, myself. But I have known a person or two who loved the cold. And after all, it sets a nice rhythm to our…

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Winter’s Icy Breath: The Paint Spatter

A detail from The preliminary paint spatter "canvas" for the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube. The work in progress.

  What can you see in this paint spatter? This is how I start each painting, with a spatter of paint colors. I was looking for an image of a winter spirit and landscape. I diluted the paint with water to achieve a feeling of transparency and lightness. The colors are pale, but more vibrant…

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Winter’s Icy Breath: the Flat Lay Inspiration

A detail from The flat lay assemblage inspired by the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube. From the Muses series. The flat lay includes winter plant sketches, metal and black metallic bracelets, a white heart-shaped seashell, a jewelled pin, crystals, and photos of deer, a nesting bird, snowy landscapes, a siberian husky, and an eagle.

  What do you think of when you think of winter? These creatures came to mind for me. These colors crept in and found a home in my painting. And crisp, crystalline textures crunched about. Keep watching to see this piece develop. See the next post in the process here or start at the beginning…

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“Winter’s Icy Breath” Giclee Print

The painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube wherein an otherworldly being blows an icy fog about, in violets, blues and greys, touching creatures and foliage alike with its chill.

Image size: 20″w x 14 7/8″h (Please click on the magnifying glass to see the complete view.)

Paper size: 24″w x 18 7/8″h (Borders not shown.)

Winter’s Icy Breath brings the mystery and beauty of Winter to your space. An otherworldly being blows a cold fog about, in shades of violets, blues, and greys, bringing winter’s chill to creature and foliage alike. Nature’s silent, wild voice will fill your space with the wonder of winter. This painting is part of the 4 Seasons from The Muses series.

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“Winter’s Icy Breath” Fine Art Original

The painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube wherein an otherworldly being blows an icy fog about, in violets, blues and greys, touching creatures and foliage alike with its chill.

Image size: 20″w x 14.5″h

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Winter’s Icy Breath brings the mystery and beauty of Winter to your space. An otherworldly being blows a cold fog about, in shades of violets, blues, and greys, bringing winter’s chill to creature and foliage alike. Nature’s silent, wild voice will fill your space with the wonder of winter.

Museum quality prints of “Winter’s Icy Breath”are also available. To see them, click here.

This painting is part of the 4 Seasons from The Muses series. To see more from this series, click here.

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Portfolio

Persons of Interest Series Dancer in Shadow Dancer in Flight Tea Time Moment Skelly Series Skelly Ball Skelly Wedding Party Skelly Jazz Skelly Pirates The Muses Series Gaia, Upon Finding the Light Finding Her Voice Winter’s Icy Breath The Carnival of the Animals Series The Royal March of the Lion Wild Donkeys The Aviary American…

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