Winter’s Icy Breath: Unveiling the Completed Painting

By Melani | February 15, 2019 |
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: Sketch Phase Coming Your Way

By Melani | February 15, 2019 |
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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To Inspire You: Fly High

By Melani | February 14, 2019 |
A thumbnail version of An illustration by Melani Grube of an eagle soaring high amongst the mountaintops and blue sky.

  Fly high and don’t let anyone take the wind from beneath you. Sometimes it may feel like you are the only one who believes in you. It’s lonely. It’s hard. And it’s the most important time to keep pushing on: it will carry you to your potential. Give yourself some love, ’cause you deserve…

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