San Francisco, Here We Come!

  I’m thrilled to announce that my painting, “Gaia, Upon Finding the Light” will be in the online portion of the Sanctuary Show at the ARC Gallery in San Francisco. The opening reception is Saturday, May 18th, 2019, 7 to 9 pm. The show runs May 18th to June 22nd. ARC Gallery 1246 Folsom St.…

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New Show in a Tea House!

A cropped detail from Display of the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube. From the Muses series.

  I’m so happy to tell you that my painting, “Winter’s Icy Breath” is now on display at Nautilus Tea Company in Fair Oaks, CA for their Winter Show.       When I painted this piece, I was looking for the spirit of Winter in the paint spatter and what I found was this…

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Journey of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Unveiling the Completed Painting

A surreal woman stands and floats in a sea of waves and flowers. A rose-colored cloud escapes her lips. The flowers embrace and surround her. Mystical faces watch and accompany her. Violets and blues featured.

Official title: A Portrait in Song   Do you ever experience anxiety as you work on an important project? When I started this piece, I had anxiety about finding the image. I didn’t have an image in mind after reading the mental health journey story I was given by the exhibit coordinators. But that’s normal…

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Journey of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress Video

Pending: Posting video soon. I’m sorry. I’m suffering from technical difficulties.   In this video, you can see the unfolding of this piece for the Journey of Hope exhibit. I was worried about trusting my intuition on this painting. You see, intuition forms the foundation of my creative process, I have to get in touch…

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Journey of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress, Pencil Sketch

  A peek behind the scenes for you, a Work-In-Progress sketch for the painting for the Journey of Hope Exhibit. I work out some of the concept for the piece on a separate piece of paper. I spatter paint on paper for the actual painting, then look for the image that expresses the theme I…

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Journey of Hope 2017: Color Study Flatlay

Beading in lavenders, pinks and blues, silver floral broaches and a burnished gold locket with floral detail.

As I went to put together the color study flat lay for this painting (for the Journey of Hope Art Exhibit 2017), I couldn’t come up with anything to use. I kept drawing a blank. What did I have that was the appropriate colors?  I soon realized that I wanted the objects to not just…

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Journey of Hope Exhibit 2017: The Beginnings

Woman's face with lavender and blue floating hair, surrounded by flowers.

  Do some of your projects take you by surprise? Do they bring up a feeling of connection on a deeper level that you didn’t foresee? That’s how this painting is for me. I am creating it for the Journey of Hope Exhibit and I am so proud to be a part of it. You…

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