<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>Dreamland – Melani Grube Art</title> <atom:link href="https://melanigrube.com/tag/dreamland/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://melanigrube.com</link> <description>Dreams & Visions</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 17:07:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-MonogramSprklSquarViolet-Final.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>Dreamland – Melani Grube Art</title> <link>https://melanigrube.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">186826103</site> <item> <title>See All That Happened at the Open Studio Party</title> <link>https://melanigrube.com/see-all-that-happened-at-the-open-studio-party/</link> <comments>https://melanigrube.com/see-all-that-happened-at-the-open-studio-party/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melani]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:26:40 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Afternoon Revisited]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art Display]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art Exhibit Show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journey of Hope]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skelly Ball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solo Show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A Portrait in Song]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Breaching and Reaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dancer in Shadow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dreamland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exhibit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fine art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skelly Wedding Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tea Time Moment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Welcome to Dreamland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wild Horses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Woman in a Red Raspberry Beret]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://melanigrube.com/?p=1512</guid> <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Dreamland! Thank you to all who made it to my Open Studio Party, “Welcome to Dreamland”. You made Dreamland a reality. I could not have imagined a more delightful Open Studio/Solo Show. Seeing all the artwork displayed on the wall together was amazing. I have never seen it together in a cohesive grouping…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2></h2> <h2><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1517" title="The Guest Book for Melani Grube's Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland"." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBook-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="The Guest Book for Melani Grube's Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland"." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBook-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBook-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBook-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBook-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></h2> <h2></h2> <h2>Welcome to Dreamland!</h2> <p>Thank you to all who made it to my Open Studio Party, “Welcome to Dreamland”. You made Dreamland a reality. I could not have imagined a more delightful Open Studio/Solo Show.</p> <p>Seeing all the artwork displayed on the wall together was amazing. I have never seen it together in a cohesive grouping and the sum of the parts formed something more than a grouping of paintings: it became a world of its own, Dreamland before my eyes.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pausecoffeefairoaks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pause Coffee House</a>, thank you for all your support and the exhibit space that made this possible.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1522" title="The display of artwork by Melani Grube at the Welcome to Dreamland Show and Open Studio, Pause Coffee, September 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Wall-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="The display of artwork by Melani Grube at the Welcome to Dreamland Show and Open Studio, Pause Coffee, September 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Wall-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Wall-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Wall-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Wall-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>A view of the exhibit, “Welcome to Dreamland” at Pause Coffee House in Fair Oaks, CA.</p> <p>Visiting with friends, old and new, was incredible. Your love and support humbled me and filled me with gratitude. How am I so lucky? This is what made Dreamland magical.</p> <p>And before I go any further, please let me thank my Open Studio Managers: Desiree Neumann, Linda Abraham, and Robin Rodriguez. Without your support, encouragement, retail and photo skills, I couldn’t have done this. You made it happen.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1525" title="First guest signing the guest book and selecting a card at Melani Grube's Open Studio Party and Solo Show, Welcome to Dreamland 2018" src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBookSignInCarol-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="First guest signing the guest book and selecting a card at Melani Grube's Open Studio Party and Solo Show, Welcome to Dreamland 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBookSignInCarol-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBookSignInCarol-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBookSignInCarol-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBookSignInCarol-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-GuestBookSignInCarol-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>The first guest signing the guest book and selecting a card.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1527" title="Carol Adler and Melani Grube in front of the display wall at Melani's Open Studio and Solo Show at Pause Coffee." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolAandMe-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Carol Adler and Melani Grube in front of the display wall at Melani's Open Studio and Solo Show at Pause Coffee." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolAandMe-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolAandMe-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolAandMe-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolAandMe-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolAandMe-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Non-fiction children’s author Carol Adler (left) and I in front of the display wall for the show at Pause Coffee.</p> <p>One regret: I wish I had taken a picture with each of my guests. I’m making a note of that for next year.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1542 aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryTessMayallBrookeAbrames-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1" alt="MaryTess Mayall and Brooke Abrames of Blue Line Arts Center getting an early viewing of "Welcome to Dreamland" at Melani Grube's Open Studio and Solo Show at Pause Coffee House in Fair Oaks, CA. 2018" width="600" height="450" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryTessMayallBrookeAbrames-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryTessMayallBrookeAbrames-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryTessMayallBrookeAbrames-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>MaryTess Mayall and Brooke Abrames of <a href="https://www.bluelinearts.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Line Arts</a> have been amazing friends and constant supporters. They caught an early preview of the show. The paintings, <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/breaching-and-reaching-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Breaching and Reaching”</a> and <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/wild-horses-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Wild Horses”</a> can be seen in the background. Thank you, MaryTess Mayall for contributing this picture to this event journal.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1518" src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-SkellyNJeff-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="The new owner of the painting, "Skelly Ball", by Melani Grube. Taken at the Welcome to Dreamland Show and Open Studio at Pause Coffee, September 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-SkellyNJeff-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-SkellyNJeff-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-SkellyNJeff-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-SkellyNJeff-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Thank you for collecting my original art. I’m thrilled that award-winning <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/skelly-ball-giclee-print/">“Skelly Ball”</a> has found a new home with the adept and amazing chiropractor Jeff Keon (pictured here). Starting in October 2018, once this show ends, you will be able to see “Skelly Ball” displayed at his offices, <a href="http://www.touchchiro.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Touch Chiropractic</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1530" title="Carol Ng (left) and Melani Grube by Carol's new acquisition, the framed print of "Dancer in Shadow"." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolNandMe-900px-1.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1" alt="Carol Ng (left) and Melani Grube by Carol's new acquisition, the framed print of "Dancer in Shadow"." width="600" height="800" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolNandMe-900px-1.jpg?w=675&ssl=1 675w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolNandMe-900px-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-CarolNandMe-900px-1.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Harpist and dancer Carol Ng (left) and I by her new acquisition, the framed print of <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/dancer-in-shadow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Dancer in Shadow”</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1551" title="Laura Halen and Melani Grube re-connecting at the Open Studio and Solo Show." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-LauraHalen-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Laura Halen and Melani Grube re-connecting at the Open Studio and Solo Show." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-LauraHalen-n-me-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-LauraHalen-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-LauraHalen-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-LauraHalen-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Warm and friendly Laura Halen and I re-connected at the Open Studio. What a lovely side benefit of having an event like this.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1532" title="Left to Right: Cynthia Cali, Patty Reetz, Melani Grube, Desiree Neumann, and Laura Mills, in front of the paintings at the Open Studio 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Friends3Crop-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C441&ssl=1" alt="Left to Right: Cynthia Cali, Patty Reetz, Melani Grube, Desiree Neumann, and Laura Mills, in front of the paintings at the Open Studio 2018." width="600" height="441" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Friends3Crop-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Friends3Crop-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Friends3Crop-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C441&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Friends (left to right), Cynthia Cali, Patty Reetz, me, Desiree Neumann, and Laura Mills, in front of the paintings at my Open Studio and Solo Show.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1561" title="Melani Grube, guest, Robin Rodriguez, and Ken Grube making it happen at the Open Studio" src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture1-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Melani Grube, guest, Robin Rodriguez, and Ken Grube making it happen at the Open Studio." width="600" height="450" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture1-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture1-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture1-900px.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Left to Right: Melani Grube, guest, Robin Rodriguez, and Ken Grube making it happen at the Open Studio. Thank you Pam Trump for catching this moment for me.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1534" title="Ana Reilly and Melani Grube in front of Melani's paintings at her Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AnaReilly-n-Me-Crop900px.jpg?resize=600%2C445&ssl=1" alt="Ana Reilly and Melani Grube in front of Melani's paintings at her Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." width="600" height="445" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AnaReilly-n-Me-Crop900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AnaReilly-n-Me-Crop900px.jpg?resize=300%2C223&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AnaReilly-n-Me-Crop900px.jpg?resize=600%2C445&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>The irrepressible Ana Reilly and I in front of “Dancer in Shadow”, “Skelly Ball”, and <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/skelly-wedding-party-fine-art-original/">“Skelly Wedding Party”</a> paintings. They made us wanna dance!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1537" title="Dave and Angelina Kovar and Melani Grube at "Welcome to Dreamland" Open Studio and Solo Show at Pause Coffee, Fair Oaks, CA 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-KovarsDaveAngelina-n-me-900px-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Dave and Angelina Kovar and Melani Grube at "Welcome to Dreamland" Open Studio and Solo Show at Pause Coffee, Fair Oaks, CA 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-KovarsDaveAngelina-n-me-900px-1.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-KovarsDaveAngelina-n-me-900px-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-KovarsDaveAngelina-n-me-900px-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-KovarsDaveAngelina-n-me-900px-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-KovarsDaveAngelina-n-me-900px-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>The incredible Dave and Angelina Kovar (on each side of me) at my “Welcome to Dreamland” display.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1538" title="Mary Neils (right) and Melani Grube in front of paintings at Melani's Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryNeils-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Mary Neils (right) and Melani Grube in front of paintings at Melani's Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryNeils-n-me-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryNeils-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryNeils-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryNeils-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MaryNeils-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Artist and Twitch-streamer Mary Neils (right) and me in front of my paintings, <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/a-portrait-in-song-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“A Portrait in Song”</a>, <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/tea-time-moment-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Tea Time Moment”</a>, and <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/dancer-in-shadow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Dancer in Shadow”</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1540" title="Aunjuli Reese (left) and Melani Grube in front of Melani's paintings, "Tea Time Moment" and "Dancer in Shadow"." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AunjuliReese-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Aunjuli Reese (left) and Melani Grube in front of Melani's paintings, "Tea Time Moment" and "Dancer in Shadow"." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AunjuliReese-n-me-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AunjuliReese-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AunjuliReese-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AunjuliReese-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AunjuliReese-n-me-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Artist and Journey of Hope Exhibit Coordinator Aunjuli Reese (left) and me, in front of my paintings, <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/tea-time-moment-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Tea Time Moment”</a> and <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/dancer-in-shadow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Dancer in Shadow”</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1562" title="Robin Rodriguez (far right), one of Melani Grube's Open Studio managers, offers advice on deciding on prints and paintings." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture2-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Robin Rodriguez (far right), one of Melani Grube's Open Studio managers, offers advice on deciding on prints and paintings." width="600" height="450" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture2-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture2-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture2-900px.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Big-Picture2-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Robin Rodriguez (far right), one of my Open Studio managers, offers advice on deciding on prints and paintings. Pam Trump’s ninja photography skills caught yet another moment here, previously unbeknownst to me!</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1553" title="Janet Regan (right) and Melani Grube selecting notecards." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-JanetRegan-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Janet Regan (right) and Melani Grube selecting notecards." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-JanetRegan-n-Me-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-JanetRegan-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-JanetRegan-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-JanetRegan-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Janet Regan (right) from Creative Arts League of Sacramento and I selecting notecards. Thank you to Ashley Rawls for your photography magic.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1556" title="Pamela Trump and Melani Grube inspecting the Open Studio postcard invitations." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-PamTrump-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Pamela Trump and Melani Grube inspecting the Open Studio postcard invitations." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-PamTrump-n-Me-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-PamTrump-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-PamTrump-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-PamTrump-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Pamela Trump (left) from Creative Arts League of Sacramento and I inspecting the Open Studio postcard invitations. Thank you to Ashley Rawls for this photo.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1559" title="Alex Ives (left) and Melani Grube discussing the Open Studio event." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AlexIves-n-Me-900px-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Alex Ives (left) and Melani Grube discussing the Open Studio event." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AlexIves-n-Me-900px-1.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AlexIves-n-Me-900px-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AlexIves-n-Me-900px-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-AlexIves-n-Me-900px-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Alex Ives (left) of Creative Arts League of Sacramento and I discussing the Open Studio event. Thank you, Ashley Rawls for adding this photo to this event journal.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1541" title="Lani Oelerich and Melani Grube together for a visit to Melani's Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MomNMe-MirabelleCafe-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Lani Oelerich and Melani Grube together for a visit to Melani's Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MomNMe-MirabelleCafe-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MomNMe-MirabelleCafe-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MomNMe-MirabelleCafe-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MomNMe-MirabelleCafe-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-MomNMe-MirabelleCafe-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>My Mom, Lani Oelerich and I together, getting ready for a visit to Dreamland.</p> <p> </p> <p>And my framed, premium-sized prints, “Dancer in Shadow” and “Wild Horses” both are going to their new owners’ homes.</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1519" title="The new owner of a framed print of "Dancer in Shadow", by Melani Grube. Taken at the Welcome to Dreamland Show and Open Studio at Pause Coffee, September 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-DancerPrntNCarol-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="The new owner of a framed print of "Dancer in Shadow", by Melani Grube. Taken at the Welcome to Dreamland Show and Open Studio at Pause Coffee, September 2018." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-DancerPrntNCarol-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-DancerPrntNCarol-900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-DancerPrntNCarol-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-DancerPrntNCarol-900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>Harpist and dancer Carol Ng, with her new acquisition, the custom-matted and framed print of “Dancer in Shadow”.</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1520" title="A framed print of "Wild Horses" by Melani Grube has found a new home." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-WildHorsesPrnt-FramedSquare900px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="A framed print of "Wild Horses" by Melani Grube has found a new home." width="600" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-WildHorsesPrnt-FramedSquare900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-WildHorsesPrnt-FramedSquare900px.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-WildHorsesPrnt-FramedSquare900px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-WildHorsesPrnt-FramedSquare900px.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p>The custom-matted and framed print of <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/wild-horses-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Wild Horses”</a> ready for delivery to its new home.</p> <p> </p> <p>I’m so pleased that these paintings speak to you, as much as they do to me.</p> <p> </p> <p>Want to know some fun facts about the event? :</p> <ul> <li>More than 60 people attended! An awesome number for my very first Open Studio and Solo Show ever.</li> <li>The most experienced attendee was 88 years old and the youngest was 2 years old.</li> <li>And a big congratulations goes out to 2 attendees and their spouses who will give birth soon! Congratulations!!</li> <li>We even had a little pup visit our exhibit, very apt, coincidentally, since “Year of the Dog” was the new painting I worked on for my demonstration at the Open Studio. (See the demonstration <a href="https://www.facebook.com/melani.grube.5/videos/2065447616806835/UzpfSTE2NjQ5NjYyNzM3ODE5NTI6MjI1MTgyNjI3NTA5NTk0Ng/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> .)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1567" src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Paintings-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Artist Melani Grube with her paintings "Dancer in Shadow" (print), "Skelly Ball", "Skelly Wedding", "Skelly Jazz", "Afternoon, Revisited", and "Woman in a Red Raspberry Beret". Photo by Pamela Trump." width="600" height="450" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Paintings-n-Me-900px.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Paintings-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Paintings-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Paintings-n-Me-900px.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you to Pamela Trump for capturing me with some of my paintings on display. Pictured here (left to right): Dancer in Shadow (print), Skelly Ball, Skelly Wedding (below and partially hidden behind me), Skelly Jazz, Woman in a Red Raspberry Beret (on top), and Afternoon, Revisited (below).</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1533" title="Portrait of Melani Grube and her artwork at her Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." src="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Me-and-Artwork-by-CarolA-CropFiltr900px.jpg?resize=337%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Portrait of Melani Grube and her artwork at her Open Studio and Solo Show, "Welcome to Dreamland" 2018." width="337" height="600" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Me-and-Artwork-by-CarolA-CropFiltr900px.jpg?w=506&ssl=1 506w, https://i0.wp.com/melanigrube.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OpenStudio-Me-and-Artwork-by-CarolA-CropFiltr900px.jpg?resize=169%2C300&ssl=1 169w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px" /></p> <p>Thank you to Carol Adler for this great capture of me with some of my artwork at the Open Studio. The paintings that you can see in the background are: <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/woman-in-a-red-raspberry-beret-fine-art-original/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Woman in a Red Raspberry Beret”</a> and <a href="https://melanigrube.com/product/afternoon-revisited/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Afternoon, Revisited”</a> (they are not true to life color in this photo).</p> <p>The good news is that if you missed the Open Studio, you can still see my paintings in person, since they will be on display until the end of September at Pause Coffee House (8121 Madison Ave., Suite A-1, Fair Oaks, CA).</p> <p>Do you have photos or comments of your own to add to this event journal?</p> <p>Please send them to me. 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