The Dancer series

The painting, "Dancer in Shadow" by Melani Grube. A dancer steps forth from the depths of our psyche, holding our secrets and mysteries, while her dazzling gown shines forth in a display of brilliance.

Dancer in Shadow

Dancer in Flight by artist Melani Grube captures a dancer as she leaps with both body and spirit.

Dancer in Flight

The Skelly series

Skelly Ball by artist Melani Grube shows a fantastical ball popping with animated, dancing skeletons in festive attire, hats, bright yellow shoes, and a pet cat in its mistress' arms.

Skelly Ball

Skelly Wedding a painting by artist Melani Grube shows a skeleton bride promenades towards her skelly groom, his skelly pup and skelly best man, while skelly guests take selfies, sneak a taste of the cake and sing and play music. A skater skelly can't help but crash the festive party.

Skelly Wedding Party

The painting, "Skelly Jazz" by Melani Grube. Skeletons dance in a Jazz Age setting with umbrellas, fans, yellow shoes, a fish skeleton, a cat skeleton, and a ukulele.

Skelly Jazz

The painting "Skelly Pirates" by artist Melani Grube shows a ship full of skeleton pirates sailing on the tumultuous sea, as a seagull skelly flies with the prize pendant from the treasure chest to return it to the skeleton mermaid in the waves below.

Skelly Pirates

The Lunar New Year Animal series

The painting, "Year of the Rooster" by Melani Grube, from the series, "Creature Fascination". A brash and bold rooster struts and poses, crowing proudly and loudly. Lavenders and violets featured.

Year of the Rooster

Year of the Rat, by artist Melani Grube, shows a king rat in crown, robe and scepter parading down a woodland path while mice throw flower petals and a nearby bee attends to pollen business.

Year of the Rat

The Bloodwork series

The Dark Queen, by artist Melani Grube, shows a powerful woman in fiery shades of red and orange pushed to a state of rage, amongst flowers of creation. She holds a scepter of nobility in one hand and flames shoot forth from the other.

The Dark Queen

The Metamorph, by artist Melani Grube, shows a Metamorph creature, a woman undergoing an involuntary transformation out of desperation, amongst flames of destruction, as a guardian creature springs to life above her to accompany her.

The Metamorph

The Creatures series

The painting "Wild Horses", by Melani Grube, in which a herd of wild horses stampedes its way in a circuitous route, bolting and bucking and prancing and looking back. Violets, blues and yellows featured.

Wild Horses

Painting "Breaching and Reaching" by Melani Grube. In shades of blue, aqua and green, two whales breach the surface of the vibrant and lively sea, bursting into the open sky. Bringing their experience of the depths to expression in the light-filled world of the sun.

Breaching and Reaching

The Carnival of the Animals series

A ferocious lion proudly parades onto the scene, roaring wildly and stalking and stomping. Meanwhile, a frog nimbly jumps out of the way, a bunny cocks an ear and cheerful birds flit above.

Royal March of the Lion

The painting, "Hens and Roosters" by Melani Grube, from the series, "Carnival of the Animals". A henyard is alive with hens and chicks and roosters socializing, pecking, and crowing. Their little faces peer up with an invitation to join them. Muted reds, pinks, and yellows featured

Hens and Roosters

Painting "Wild Donkeys" by Melani Grube. A herd of wild donkeys storms across the plains, rearing and kicking up dust. Violets and blues featured.

Wild Donkeys

The Tortoises, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animals series inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Tortoises

A painting of three kangaroos, two leaping and one landed, with a jaunty look on his face, sizing us up. From the Carnival of the Animals series.

The Kangaroos

The Elephants, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animals series inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Elephants

A painting by Melani Grube of a forest full of birds in bustling activity. Yellow, violets, blues are featured. From the Carnival of Animals series.

The Aviary

The Aquarium

The Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animals series inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods

The painting "Long-Eared Personnages" from the Carnival of the Animals series, by Melani Grube. The fantasy animals described in the music of Saint-Saens pose and prance

Personages with Long Ears

The Pianists, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animals series inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Pianists

The Fossils, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animals series, inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Fossils

The Swan, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animal series inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Swan

The Finale to the Carnival of the Animals, by artist Melani Grube, from the Carnival of the Animals series inspired by the music of the same name by Camille Saint-Saens.

The Finale to the Carnival of the Animals

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