Inspiration: The City | Two New Abstract Cityscapes

Mar 3, 2019 | Fine Art, Painting, Places, Travel

While not a perfect match, I think these two abstract cityscapes make a cute couple. Meet Cute 30x30 inch acrylic and pen on canvas You Are Here 30x30 inch acrylic, pen, pencil on canvas And…I actually didn’t use these photos I took when I visited New York City... Read More

Melanie Biehle for Hunt+Gather Studio at Patternbank

Jul 30, 2017 | Client Work, Graphic Design, Surface Design

Many of you may not know this, but last summer I began working with Hunt+Gather Studio to develop textile print designs for fashion and interiors clients. Since Hunt+Gather Studio is now releasing some of their designs on Patternbank, I wanted to share some of the... Read More

Work in Progress: Mid-Century Modern Botanical Collection

Feb 16, 2016 | Creative Process, Graphic Design, Illustration, Mixed Media Collage, Painting

Today I want to share some of the creative process of the Mid-Century Modern Botanical Collection that I’m working on now. This project got its start as a series of shapes painted with gouache. I cut the shapes out and started using them to experiment with... Read More

Mood Board: Monochromatic Mod

Jan 7, 2016 | Art Direction, Creative Process, Fine Art

One of the things that I want to do more of this year is share the inspiration that somehow makes it’s way into the art and design work that I do. I love making mood boards, so that’s the way I’m going to present a lot of it to you here in this... Read More

Cuckoo Clock Case Study | Lilla Rogers Make Art That Sells Class Assignment 1

Feb 20, 2014 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Graphic Design, My Creative Journey

One of the things that I’m doing this year to improve my design skills and further build my graphic design portfolio is taking the Lilla Rogers Studio Assignment Bootcamp Class. The first assignment was to design an iPhone case that included a cuckoo clock... Read More