Melanie Steffl

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I paint with oils, print with ink, sculpt with clay, play my violin, grow animals and vegetables, travel, dream and theorize. And then I write all about it here.

Saturday, December 27, 2014

The real spirit of Christmas

 Miranda & Charlotte, 9"x12" oil on panel

Its almost a guarantee I will get a Christmas commission request each year, but after moving and only having a short time left until I leave for school, I was going to pass this time. But, I could not resist giving in to my friends' Wendy, Miranda and Charlotte. This is a family of the sweetest dispositions and most sincere intentions. Miranda and Wendy are some wonderful women living with sincere intention in their lives- choosing to include little Charlotte into their family and raise a child with an open heart and mind, ah, truly inspirational!  So, I hope I did them justice in this little Madonna with Child-esque Christmas painting of Charlotte as a newborn and her introspective, loving mother. (And, by the way, the painting was carried through with secret finesse by Wendy, Charlotte's other wonderful mother!) 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Black Sheep Vineyard 2015

             
Here is the 2nd official linoleum print I completed for Black Sheep. It was a good opportunity to expand my printing skills! Plus, I enjoyed working in the Artists Image Resource studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.