Raspberry Beret – Melani Grube Art

Reveal of the Finished Painting: Woman in a Red Raspberry Beret

By Melani | April 25, 2018 |

Detail from the painting, The Woman in a Red Raspberry Beret, inspired by Pablo Picasso's The Woman in a Red Beret. Features violets, blues and lime greens. A blonde woman in a raspberry red beret and checked blouse gazes into the distance.

Have you been wondering how it would turn out? Now you can see the finished painting, my version of Picasso’s “Woman in a Red Beret “. Sotheby’s Auction House has a great blog post on Picasso’s painting that they recently auctioned off. You can see the Picasso piece below. The portrait I…

When Red Beret Meets Raspberry Beret

By Melani | April 23, 2018 |

Ever get a song stuck in your head? As I worked on my version of Picasso’s “Woman in a Red Beret “, the song, “Raspberry Beret “, by Prince floated into my mind. I started to wonder if Prince had been inspired by Picasso, too. And then, I realized the poetry of following “…berry”…