Melanie Biehle
@melanie-biehle-art.bsky.social
Abstract painter exploring the emotional experience of place. Travel, architecture, and coastal landscapes. Trade program for designers. Seattle.
Shine Beyond Your Edges is the second in this textured, layered pair of paintings shaped by a quiet morning in Corfu.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Shine Beyond Your Edges is the second in this textured, layered pair of paintings shaped by a quiet morning in Corfu.
“The Shape of Time” began in a moment of stillness at the Old Fortress in Corfu. The morning light moved across ancient tiles and captivated me. When I returned to the studio, the painting became less about place and more about the slow unfolding of change.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“The Shape of Time” began in a moment of stillness at the Old Fortress in Corfu. The morning light moved across ancient tiles and captivated me. When I returned to the studio, the painting became less about place and more about the slow unfolding of change.
www.melaniebiehle.com/shop/p/shape...
www.melaniebiehle.com/shop/p/shape...
There was a morning in Corfu when I wandered the Old Fortress almost alone. As I stepped across ancient tiles worn by time, I thought about all they’ve held. How their cracks and sun-faded colors carry countless stories.
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There was a morning in Corfu when I wandered the Old Fortress almost alone. As I stepped across ancient tiles worn by time, I thought about all they’ve held. How their cracks and sun-faded colors carry countless stories.
Back in the studio after ten days of travel in Greece — and last night’s dream 😬🔥 reminded me how important it is to stay grounded in this next season of creative growth.
To tend the fire that began while I was away.
To release what’s no longer useful.
To expand what feeds my soul.
To tend the fire that began while I was away.
To release what’s no longer useful.
To expand what feeds my soul.
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Back in the studio after ten days of travel in Greece — and last night’s dream 😬🔥 reminded me how important it is to stay grounded in this next season of creative growth.
To tend the fire that began while I was away.
To release what’s no longer useful.
To expand what feeds my soul.
To tend the fire that began while I was away.
To release what’s no longer useful.
To expand what feeds my soul.
I’ve been experimenting with softer ways to use texture in my work. The painting I’m sharing today is the result of beach walks and studio time. Living and working.
October 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve been experimenting with softer ways to use texture in my work. The painting I’m sharing today is the result of beach walks and studio time. Living and working.
I have been completely geeking out in my studio in the best way — experimenting with creating the textures I most want to express and grounding myself in nature-inspired color palettes.
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have been completely geeking out in my studio in the best way — experimenting with creating the textures I most want to express and grounding myself in nature-inspired color palettes.
“Escape”, an abstract landscape print available through my art licensing partner @wonderwallatx. Shown here as a 48x48 inch framed canvas print.
wonderwallstudio.com/escape/
wonderwallstudio.com/escape/
September 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“Escape”, an abstract landscape print available through my art licensing partner @wonderwallatx. Shown here as a 48x48 inch framed canvas print.
wonderwallstudio.com/escape/
wonderwallstudio.com/escape/
Something special is coming. From September 15–21, my Studio Collection will be available in a private online sale — open only to Notes From the Studio subscribers. It won’t be shared publicly or on social media. If you’d like to be part of it, now is the time to join.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Something special is coming. From September 15–21, my Studio Collection will be available in a private online sale — open only to Notes From the Studio subscribers. It won’t be shared publicly or on social media. If you’d like to be part of it, now is the time to join.
melaniebiehle.substack.com
melaniebiehle.substack.com
I’m learning how to trust myself again, even when the next step doesn’t look perfect on paper. I wrote more about this shift in my latest newsletter.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m learning how to trust myself again, even when the next step doesn’t look perfect on paper. I wrote more about this shift in my latest newsletter.
melaniebiehle.substack.com/p/trusting-y...
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At summer’s close, a private studio sale will open to Notes From the Studio subscribers. Every original painting in my Studio Collection will be included. It lasts one week only, and the details won’t be shared publicly. I’d love for you to join me.
August 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
At summer’s close, a private studio sale will open to Notes From the Studio subscribers. Every original painting in my Studio Collection will be included. It lasts one week only, and the details won’t be shared publicly. I’d love for you to join me.
The art you’ve been eyeing? It may be closer to your walls than you think. Only my email subscribers will receive the details. Subscribe to Notes From the Studio to be included in what’s coming.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The art you’ve been eyeing? It may be closer to your walls than you think. Only my email subscribers will receive the details. Subscribe to Notes From the Studio to be included in what’s coming.
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Considered these two paintings as a pair today when working with an art consultant in the Bay Area. I’d never pictured them in one place before, but now I really appreciate how they flow together. The dimensions weren’t quite right for her client, but maybe you’re feeling this magic too.
August 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Considered these two paintings as a pair today when working with an art consultant in the Bay Area. I’d never pictured them in one place before, but now I really appreciate how they flow together. The dimensions weren’t quite right for her client, but maybe you’re feeling this magic too.
Hopeful Artifact celebrates slow transformation. Beauty deepened by age, light, and time.
Available through my studio.
Photos by me: Rome, Positano, Amalfi, Florence (2009)
Art photos digitally staged for scale.
https://www.melaniebiehle.com/shop/p/hopeful-artifact
Available through my studio.
Photos by me: Rome, Positano, Amalfi, Florence (2009)
Art photos digitally staged for scale.
https://www.melaniebiehle.com/shop/p/hopeful-artifact
July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hopeful Artifact celebrates slow transformation. Beauty deepened by age, light, and time.
Available through my studio.
Photos by me: Rome, Positano, Amalfi, Florence (2009)
Art photos digitally staged for scale.
https://www.melaniebiehle.com/shop/p/hopeful-artifact
Available through my studio.
Photos by me: Rome, Positano, Amalfi, Florence (2009)
Art photos digitally staged for scale.
https://www.melaniebiehle.com/shop/p/hopeful-artifact
Three new large-scale paintings and what’s inspiring me lately.
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Issue No. 24: Notes From The Studio
Feels Like Summer
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July 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Three new large-scale paintings and what’s inspiring me lately.
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melaniebiehle.substack.com/p/issue-no-2...
July 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I can’t stop thinking about yesterday’s entry from The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo.
“The dearest things in life cannot be owned, but only shared… we share this mystery called life the way sea creatures share the ocean.”
The ocean doesn’t care for borders or nations. Any lines drawn are manmade.
“The dearest things in life cannot be owned, but only shared… we share this mystery called life the way sea creatures share the ocean.”
The ocean doesn’t care for borders or nations. Any lines drawn are manmade.
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I can’t stop thinking about yesterday’s entry from The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo.
“The dearest things in life cannot be owned, but only shared… we share this mystery called life the way sea creatures share the ocean.”
The ocean doesn’t care for borders or nations. Any lines drawn are manmade.
“The dearest things in life cannot be owned, but only shared… we share this mystery called life the way sea creatures share the ocean.”
The ocean doesn’t care for borders or nations. Any lines drawn are manmade.
A quiet escape, perfectly paired.
Sightseeing No. 2 and Window Seat are two small, lightly textured paintings that hold space for reflection, curiosity, and a sense of openness.
Together, they offer an invitation: to pause, to drift, to weave the spirit of travel into the corners of everyday life.
Sightseeing No. 2 and Window Seat are two small, lightly textured paintings that hold space for reflection, curiosity, and a sense of openness.
Together, they offer an invitation: to pause, to drift, to weave the spirit of travel into the corners of everyday life.
July 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A quiet escape, perfectly paired.
Sightseeing No. 2 and Window Seat are two small, lightly textured paintings that hold space for reflection, curiosity, and a sense of openness.
Together, they offer an invitation: to pause, to drift, to weave the spirit of travel into the corners of everyday life.
Sightseeing No. 2 and Window Seat are two small, lightly textured paintings that hold space for reflection, curiosity, and a sense of openness.
Together, they offer an invitation: to pause, to drift, to weave the spirit of travel into the corners of everyday life.
Weekdays in the city. Weekends by the sea. This rhythm lives in me and in my art.
From the shared terrace of my Seattle studio, I’m surrounded by structure and skyline.
From the shared terrace of my Seattle studio, I’m surrounded by structure and skyline.
June 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Weekdays in the city. Weekends by the sea. This rhythm lives in me and in my art.
From the shared terrace of my Seattle studio, I’m surrounded by structure and skyline.
From the shared terrace of my Seattle studio, I’m surrounded by structure and skyline.
A glimpse of what’s unfolding in the studio. This coastal-inspired series is just beginning to take shape. If you’d like to be the first to see new paintings as they’re completed, sign up for Notes From the Studio, my art newsletter.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A glimpse of what’s unfolding in the studio. This coastal-inspired series is just beginning to take shape. If you’d like to be the first to see new paintings as they’re completed, sign up for Notes From the Studio, my art newsletter.
https://melaniebiehle.substack.com/
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Thrilled to see two of my original paintings featured in this lovely home designed by Hoshide Wanzer, built by Dyna, and beautifully captured by Andrew Giammarco.
June 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thrilled to see two of my original paintings featured in this lovely home designed by Hoshide Wanzer, built by Dyna, and beautifully captured by Andrew Giammarco.
“I think that I just need to create and share my own ‘worlds’ more often.” - from my journal, April 15, 2024 in Paris.
EXPERIENCING THE FRENCH RIVIERA
EXPERIENCING THE FRENCH RIVIERA
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“I think that I just need to create and share my own ‘worlds’ more often.” - from my journal, April 15, 2024 in Paris.
EXPERIENCING THE FRENCH RIVIERA
EXPERIENCING THE FRENCH RIVIERA
Just a glimpse…
These cropped sections are from three new large-scale paintings heading to Look Walls & Interiors, where they’ll be scanned and transformed into custom to-the-trade wallcoverings for hospitality spaces.
These cropped sections are from three new large-scale paintings heading to Look Walls & Interiors, where they’ll be scanned and transformed into custom to-the-trade wallcoverings for hospitality spaces.
May 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Just a glimpse…
These cropped sections are from three new large-scale paintings heading to Look Walls & Interiors, where they’ll be scanned and transformed into custom to-the-trade wallcoverings for hospitality spaces.
These cropped sections are from three new large-scale paintings heading to Look Walls & Interiors, where they’ll be scanned and transformed into custom to-the-trade wallcoverings for hospitality spaces.
As spring unfolds, I’ve been reflecting on the shifts happening behind the scenes in my studio. Today I thought I’d share a glimpse into that and how I’m learning (again) to trust the pace and rhythm of my own process.
melaniebiehle.substack.com/p/issue-no-2...
#art #painting #creativeprocess
melaniebiehle.substack.com/p/issue-no-2...
#art #painting #creativeprocess
Issue No. 22: Notes From The Studio
Finding My Flow + Custom Prints By Request
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April 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
As spring unfolds, I’ve been reflecting on the shifts happening behind the scenes in my studio. Today I thought I’d share a glimpse into that and how I’m learning (again) to trust the pace and rhythm of my own process.
melaniebiehle.substack.com/p/issue-no-2...
#art #painting #creativeprocess
melaniebiehle.substack.com/p/issue-no-2...
#art #painting #creativeprocess
Exciting news! I’m happy to share that Sorelle Gallery in Westport, Connecticut is now officially representing my work. I participated in their Art Exclusive last fall, and in January we made it official. My studio is filled with blank canvases that I will fill with coastal color palettes!
#art
#art
April 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Exciting news! I’m happy to share that Sorelle Gallery in Westport, Connecticut is now officially representing my work. I participated in their Art Exclusive last fall, and in January we made it official. My studio is filled with blank canvases that I will fill with coastal color palettes!
#art
#art