New Show in a Tea House!

By Melani | February 16, 2019 |
A cropped detail from Display of the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube. From the Muses series.

  I’m so happy to tell you that my painting, “Winter’s Icy Breath” is now on display at Nautilus Tea Company in Fair Oaks, CA for their Winter Show.       When I painted this piece, I was looking for the spirit of Winter in the paint spatter and what I found was this…

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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: Preliminary Sketches

By Melani | January 19, 2019 |
A detail from Eagle, Nesting Bird, and Wolf preliminary sketches for the painting, "Winter's Icy Breath", by Melani Grube.

  These are some preliminary sketches for my “Winter’s Icy Breath” painting. What is it like to be touched by winter? What creatures thrive in it? I’m not a fan of it, myself. But I have known a person or two who loved the cold. And after all, it sets a nice rhythm to our…

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