Artist’s Journal
A living archive of artwork, inspiration, and the places that influence my paintings.
Art & Travel Inspiration: Reflections on the places, textures, architecture, colors, and moments that stay with me and how they find their way into paintings.
Collaborations & Collectors: Stories of where the art lives after it leaves the studio — from private collections and commissioned paintings to licensing partnerships, hospitality placements, and special projects.
Featured Paintings + Collections: A closer look at specific paintings and collections of work.
Sketchbook: Notes, fragments, photographs, collected images, and painting inspiration gathered from my personal archives as I follow what still resonates and what may find its way into the work. Read the series introduction here.
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RUE Magazine Feature: My Art at The George Montclair
Two of my licensed art prints with Four Hands are featured in RUE Magazine’s Fall 2026 coverage of The George Montclair, Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker’s boutique hotel in New Jersey. See the artwork in the David Apartment and explore the full feature.
Sketchbook: Getting Comfortable with Creative Play
After returning from an artist immersion in Hydra, Greece, I’ve been thinking about how unfamiliar creative play had become. This is a reflection on experimentation, watercolor, collage, physical materials, and learning to make space for ideas without requiring them to become finished work.
Inhabiting Time: Bringing Santorini Into the Studio
A visit to Santorini became the starting point for Inhabiting Time No. 1 and No. 2, two paintings that bring together structured geometry, fluid movement, weathered texture, and the marks left by time.
A Painting that Became Part of the Creative Process
A painting’s journey from my Seattle studio to the small, beautiful Greek island of Hydra.
New Original Abstract Painting: Through Time
I’m drawn to the way surfaces hold time — how color fades, material accumulates, and something new is created through years of exposure, erosion, and change. Through Time, the latest addition to my ongoing Patina collection, explores that transformation through layers of color, limestone, and marble dust.
Sketchbook: A Brief Immersion
After years of watching cold-water swimmers at the beach (pictured here in March 2023), I finally stepped into the Puget Sound myself — and discovered that the hardest part wasn’t the cold, but deciding to go all the way in.
Summer 2026 Pop-Up: The Living Room in Pioneer Square, Seattle
The Living Room is bringing its latest pop-up to Pioneer Square for three days this August. Visit August 5–7 to see a curated collection of art and design, including my painting The Comfort of Structure. I’ll be stopping by the opening preview event early Wednesday evening and would love to say hello.
New Original Abstract Painting: Excavation
Excavation is a new 40×60-inch abstract painting inspired by beach stones, weathered driftwood, and the layered surfaces of marble and granite. Part of my Patina series, the painting can be displayed either horizontally or vertically and is available exclusively through Seattle Art Source.
Sketchbook: Another Self / Zeytin Ağacı
A reflection on finishing the Turkish drama Another Self / Zeytin Ağacı, its beautiful seaside setting in Ayvalık, and the way its themes of psychology, emotion, friendship, and the sea feel deeply connected to my own inner world.
Sketchbook: Stone and Wood as Inspiration
A sketchbook entry on beachcombing at Edgewater Beach, photographing stones and driftwood, and translating natural patterns into abstract paintings.
Sketchbook: Ferry Rides, Beach Reads, and the Art of Summer
A summer sketchbook on ferry rides, beach reads, coastal shows, Washington beaches, and abstract paintings inspired by water, rest, and the places we return to again and again.
Sketchbook: The Feeling of Discovery
Photographs exist, but they don't show what it means to have an experience. The fizzy feeling in your chest. The sea turtle rising slowly from the ocean floor. That feeling — discovery — is what goes into the art.
Patina: Surfaces Shaped by Time
A new series of three paintings exploring surfaces shaped by time — worn walls and natural textures that hold its traces.
Pop-Up: The Living Room at KEEPS in Seattle
The Living Room pop-up at KEEPS in Seattle, curated by artist Allison Rohland. View Melanie Biehle’s painting Casa White No. 1 in person for a limited time.
One Painting: Hotel Lobby to Mountain Lodge
How a single abstract painting shifts across residential, hospitality, and retreat-inspired interiors while maintaining its identity and emotional presence.
Seattle Design Center Sample Sale — Art Gallery Participation
My work will be featured in the curated art gallery at the Seattle Design Center Sample Sale on February 6, 2026. I’ll be there in person and available to meet designers throughout the day.
Artist Feature: Bellevue Lifestyle, February 2026
Featured in the February 2026 issue of Bellevue Lifestyle, part of a curated editorial highlighting women artists and creative practice.
Water & Warmth: 2026 Art Collection
Water & Warmth is a new body of work shaped by time spent near the sea and in the studio. The paintings move through ideas of orientation, return, and quiet presence, reflecting moments of connection, depth, and coming home to yourself.
When My Paintings Met Greece
Two paintings inspired by France revealed something unexpected after a trip to Greece. A reflection on art, memory, and recognition.