“Earth and Sky” by Paul Meltsner | Style Imitating Art
If you live in the U.S. or Canada, I wish you a happy, restful, and rejuvenating Labor Day today!
Style Imitating Art
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog.
You don’t have to be a blogger to join either! In fact, you don’t even have to join but you can still use the art to inspire an outfit just for the sake of trying something different. If you want to share your inspired outfit, we invite you do so on Instagram or any other social media platform that you prefer. Just be sure to tag Salazar, Shelbee, or Marsha or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week!
This Week’s Presenter
It is my turn to choose our art inspiration. Because it is Labor Day today, I wanted to feature a piece that celebrated work. After a quick Google search, I discovered the artwork of Paul Raphael Meltsner. He was an American artist from Harlem, New York, who is widely recognized for his paintings from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) era…perfect for some Labor Day inspiration!
The Artwork
“Earth and Sky” by Paul Meltsner
I was really drawn to a few of Meltsner’s WPA works including two very colorful paintings called American Landscape and Man Machine. I ultimately decided on Earth and Sky because I really like the more limited color palette. Sometimes when there are too many colors in a painting, I struggle with styling them because I get overwhelmed trying to incorporate all the details and colors into my outfit. I think I already know what I am going to wear for this one…and it happened entirely by accident again!
If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by Earth and Sky, go get creative in your closet, snap a photo of your outfit, and send it to me at shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com by 10:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. We would love to see more creative folks join our artsy challenges so feel free to share the inspiration with your friends.
Happy styling!
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com
I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
9 Comments
Suzanne Turner
Thanks Shelbee! I’ve saved the photo on my desktop so I don’t forget lol!! Looking forward to getting creative again!
Big hugs xxx
shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com
Yay! I am so excited that you will be joining us! I do so enjoy playing dress up games with my friends!
xoxo
Shelbee
Suzy Turner
LOL me too, Shelbee!! I was about to message you because guess what just arrived?…………yes my boots!!! And they’re perfect! The fit is just right with a good pair of socks so I’m super happy. I just need it to cool down a bit so I can wear them lol! Thank you for the recommendation, my friend! Every time I wear them now, I will think of you 🙂
Big hugs
Suzy xx
shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com
Gahhh! I love this so much! And now every time I wear mine, I am going to think of you as well…twinning in our awesome boots!
xoxo
Shelbee
Suzy Turner
YAY!!! That really made me smile 🙂 xxx
My Life in Our Father's World
I hope you enjoyed your holiday today, as well!
shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com
Thanks so much! I appreciate you!
xoxo
Shelbee
Marsha Banks
This is such a cool painting! I have no idea, but I’m sure I can figure something out because those are such fabulous colors! This will be fun!
https://marshainthemiddle.com/
shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com
I really like it, too! And I already photographed my outfit. Teehee. I am looking forward to seeing what everyone styles for this one! Have a wonderful week ahead, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee