You Can See the Work in Progress on the Journey of Hope Painting

By Melani | December 13, 2019 |
The cropped thumbnail of The first phase, the paint spatter, for the painting, by Melani Grube, "Flowing Over", for the Journey of Hope Art Show 2019. Work in Progress shot.

  What would you do? For the Journey of Hope Art Show, I was given a written story of a young woman’s real life journey through mental health challenges. I did not know the woman, but I was to create a painting inspired by what she had written. While she shared her diagnosis, she focused…

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Winter’s Icy Breath: The Paint Spatter

By Melani | January 18, 2019 |
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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The Paint Spatter for my Newest Painting

By Melani | December 1, 2018 |
A detail from a preliminary paint spatter used for the newest painting by Melani Grube in her Masters Revisited series: a man and woman, in embrace.

  What do you see in this paint spatter? Would you have found an image like the next one?     This is the image I found in the paint spatter. I was looking for an image inspired by Gustav Klimt’s painting, “The Kiss”, which you can see below.     Watch for the continuing…

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