Wishing each and every one of you a very happy Christmas! I’ll be back after the new year to share more from the Artsy studio! …
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Lesley
Hiya artsies! I’ve been super sick this week with a horrible cold– that always seems to happen around the holidays, doesn’t it? But I just had to pop in and tell you about this amazing show opening at Voltage…
Fall has been my favorite season since I can remember. Maybe it started with the excitement this little nerd felt for going back to school. Fall marked the beginning, a time for new friends, new teachers, new books and…
I’m trying really hard not to be one of those artists who never has their latest work on the website. So, new work has been added to my artist site! above us only sky I & II ( diptych…
Being an artist, especially a painter, requires a lot of alone time in the studio. Solitude can be blissfully peaceful and lovely but it can also be a bit lonely. To stave off that feeling ( and to get…
Artists, especially painters, have a secret. Lean in close, now. We don’t keep everything we create. Work has often gone through several iterations before it reaches its final conclusion. I can remember in college usually painting over the same…
**Updated 12.26.2018 scroll to the bottom of this post for an update after 3 years of using Genie Canvas. Our gypsy life can put a serious damper on my studio practice. Not the actual practice of creating but finding space…
5 Reasons Artists Should Backpack. We aren’t all outdoorsy and it can truly be a challenge to give up the luxuries of beds and showers for a few days. But if you’ve never strapped on a pack and walked…
It seems like a long time since I’ve caught ya’ll up on what’s going on with my studio practice. Has it really been a year? Yikes! If you follow along on social media, you know that I’ve still been…
Every person’s cage is of a different sort. We may feel trapped by our jobs, our circumstances, even the things that we own. Even the most opulent and luxurious of places can seem like a prison. As I begin…