Hi friends! I recently resolved an oil painting titled Rhinoplasty. Here's the journey behind the work: I was initially inspired by a quick still life I completed over the summer: Guess what? I loved pattern! Who knew? So I devulged my pattern sensibilities by creating a painting centered around two points: my fascination in replicating pattern with paint and the relationship between myself and a garden bunny that was in disrepair in my backyard. When I first met the bunny

The Norton Museum of Art is currently exhibiting Summer of ‘68: Photographing the Black Panthers. The exhibit features 22 photographs recently acquired by the museum which were shot by husband and wife duo, Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch. The photographs document the lives and activities of the people of Black Panthers Movement in Oakland, CA during the tumultuous summer of 1968. The collection of work casts an empathetic light on a side of the Party, who were tradi

A month overdue for a post! I've been sketching and painting some small still lifes that will blossom into a few new paintings soon. Here are some of the photo references of a new projection painting. Thanks for modeling, MC! and here's an outtake that MC took of me - not bad! #ashleycassens #ashleynicole #photography #photographer #neonlights #projection #artist #tampa #southflorida #floridaatlanticuniversity

Hi friends! This is my first official post as a married woman. Does my type look different?! Through the upcoming month the website and the Ashley Nicole Artistry will be undergoing some changes as it becomes Ashley Cassens dot com. During our honeymoon through Savanna, GA ,North Georgia and North Carolina I was creatively rejuvinated. I allowed myself to visually explore instead of self-censoring myself at every turn (which is what I found myself doing a lot of in my first

Hey friends and art lovers! I rounded out my first year of grad school by creating this video installation. Here are some still shots of the installation and a raw little video that documented the project. Here's a lot of garbledy gook about this work in case you want to understand it on a deeper level. It's a crude video, it may be a crude installation - but I was compelled to get.it.out despite my lack of knowledge about technical or sculptural things. Veil is an explorati

Art opening tonight, March 3rd at Bamboozle Cafe 516 N. Tampa St. Tampa, FL Bamboozle Cafe will be exhibiting the art of Ashley Gilbert and Tim Gibbons, “Telescopic Myopic.” The show will run from February 28 through March 28, 2015. OPENING TUESDAY March 3rd, 2015 6pm-9pm Free apps for tasting and wine and tea to taste #art #ashleygilbert #ashleynicole #timgibbons #bamboozlecafe #bamboozle #artshow

I am SO pleased to have been awarded the College Advisory Board Graduate Student Grant by the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters College! In between holidays and the semester wrapping up, I failed to share this wonderful news. The grant was awarded to support a move from traditional, well-crafted oil glaze paintings to incorporating a photo-based process, cyanotype, into my painting practice. Having honed my foundational skills in representational oil painting usi

"My paintings take up room, they make a stand. People will always react to that. Some people get inspired, others get offended. But, that's good. I like that." - Julian Schnabel Last week I was extremely honored to have been nominated and awarded a scholarship to attend the Masters Painting Workshop with Julian Schnabel at the Museum of Fort Lauderdale. (Thanks FAU Professors, for believing in me!) Let me preface my experience by saying this, I did my fair share of research

“Situational Awareness” Solo Art Show of Ashley Gilbert October 2-November 6, 2014 (c) Ashley Gilbert Bamboozle Tea Lounge, located at 109 N. 12th Street in the Channelside District of Tampa will be exhibiting the art of Ashley Gilbert in her solo show, “Situational Awareness.” Ashley’s art will be exhibited October 2 through November 6, 2014. A native Floridian, Ashley is a current graduate student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, where she is pursuing her MFA

As many of you know, I recently relocated to South Florida to attend Graduate School at Florida Atlantic University. The dust is finally settling as I ease into my new home in the Palm Beach area. Of course, I couldn't celebrate my move without thinking of all of you, too! In celebration of my relocation I'm offering a Holiday mini-session. Holiday you say?! You're wet bathing suit it still hanging to dry, right? Don't worry you can apply this steal of deal to other big oc

ART FOR SALE! "Raquel Welch" $130 DIMENSIONS: original on paper : 9 x 12 in frame (white, triple matted) 16 x 20 if you're in Tampa, FL - no s/h!! Sorry, outside of Tampa - s/h is not included in price comment below OR email : ashleynicoleartistry@gmail.com #forsale #sale #art #watercolor #artist #ashleygilbert #ashleynicole #artistry #tampa #painting

Hey there artlovers! I recently won a Special Merit Award at Light Space Time's "Figurative" Art Competition! My oil painting Reservation is 20 x 20 on canvas and was inspired by internal and invisible pressures. I hope it resonates with you, and would love to hear what you think about it! Check me out on this youtube video! ***For those impatient types, I pop in at 2:47. Also, leave this video on if you want to medidate and get all dreamy. I was feeling pretty relaxed ea

It's been a few weeks since I've filled you all in on my creative adventures, so here's an update! I'm putting the finishing touches on this watercolor piece that I've amusingly titled "Raquel Welch". It's 9 x 12 painting on Arches watercolor block. I know there are many artists that use watercolor paper that isn't on a block but I just CAN'T go there. Perhaps I haven't experienced enough with different brands but the Arches blocks are where it's at. They never buckle, th