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Oct 1, 2019
2 min

Tiny Art is a Big Deal

Hi friends! I wanted to give you all the inside scoop on BIG news happening in a TINY way. My miniature art collection for The Designer Dollhouse will finally be available to the public on October 1st! The Earring, oil on wood, 2.5" diameter. $175.00 What is it? There are several fine art collections, which will be available in limited quantities. All works are miniature in scale, 2.5" and smaller, oil on wood or canvas supports. That means that if you are speed reading thr

Ashley Cassens

Jul 2, 2019
4 min

How I made that + Summer Updates

working on details of "Deanna" oil on canvas 20" x 24" What's new? Me here, the lady who is really bad about updating her blog! Also me, the person pretty decent at updating her Instagram this summer. So if you're a person who is constantly refreshing or truly PINING away for an e-mail from me in your inbox, go on over there and follow me. :) Since you last heard from me I was making gains at getting little people to understand perspective, the color wheel, and how to be ki

Ashley Cassens

Mar 20, 2019
1 min

Commissions are open Summer 2019!

Hi friends! Happy Spring! my most springiest of paintings "Rhinoplasty" oil on wood panel *available and ah-mazing* COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN While I'm spending my Spring Break (I teach K-5 art as my other super talent) in the studio finishing up some commissions that took WAY longer than expected, it occurred to me - SUMMER IS ON THE HORIZON! And this is exciting for the both of us because it means I am taking a select amount of commissions during the summer months! HOW DOES A C

Ashley Cassens

Jun 5, 2018
2 min

Liz Print is available for pre-order!

Eek! At LONG last, my beautiful giclee prints of "Liz" are FINALLY available! This process has been nearly 3 years, in the making. What has grown into a beautiful partnership between myself and Todd Connor, the author of Liz Here Now, has been incredibly wonderful. While I consider all of my projects meaningful this is the first time in I feel like my gifts are being used for so. much. good. How, you ask? Here's how! Quick recap: Todd Connor finds me through a friend of a

Ashley Cassens

Dec 15, 2017
1 min

Paintings That Will Ask You to Remember

I've been s-l-o-w-l-y plugging away, in between commissions drying, at a new series, titled: dear Merritt, It's a body of small oil paintings, standing only 5” x 7” tall. Currently I'm working on five but envision 7-10 framed paintings in total. Each little work is accompanied by a one page written narrative exorcising each painting’s memory. The oil paintings are delicately painted miniatures (i.e. the tinier the brush the better!) inspired by my memories from childhood in

Ashley Cassens

Dec 9, 2017
1 min

How to: Varnish an Oil Painting

If you're like me, you're impatient waiting for paint for dry and don't have 6+ months to wait for a painting to be varnished. Yet, you want the rich color and protection that varnishing an oil painting brings. Solution solved! Say hello to Gamblin's Gamvar Picture Varnish! In this quick tutorial I walk you through the basic steps on how to go about varnishing your oil painting. note: always practice safety and varnish in a well-ventilated area and stay.away.from.flames, d

Why I let strangers into my bedroom (and I'm doing it again).

Ashley Cassens

Oct 31, 2017
2 min

Why I let strangers into my bedroom (and I'm doing it again).

Does it bother me to present my private exchanges in a public space? No. Was I hesitant? Sure.

Ashley Cassens

Sep 13, 2017
3 min

Hello, September!

STORM UPDATE: While September has thus far been a roller coaster, thanks to Hurricane Ir... you know. I'm not even go to finish that sentence. If you've been watching, reading, reacting, cursing at that former storm than, like me, you are just as sick of thinking about it, talking about and expending more energy on it. What's important is that I'm safe, my friends and family are safe and for the most part it's nothing that time and a few trips to Home Depot can't repair.

Ashley Cassens

Jul 19, 2017
1 min

SHOW: Projections @ The Bunker

tre amici at The Bunker presents the highly chromatic oil paintings of visual artist Ashley Cassens from Sun. August 13th 4pm through Sun Sept. 17th, 2017 2pm SUN, AUG 13th - SUN, SEPT 17th @THE BUNKER 1907 N. 19th St. Ybor City, FL Mon-Sat 8am-8pm Sun 10am-4pm SOFT OPENING: August 26th 5-7pm FREE! ABOUT: Ashley Cassens is a recent graduate from the Master of FIne Arts Program at Florida Atlantic University. She creates saturated and lusciously layered oil paintings that feat

Ashley Cassens

Mar 2, 2017
1 min

New Painting: Wrap

Wrap oil on canvas 12" x 16" 2017 detail of Wrap, 2017 This is part of a series that will be shown on April 13th, 2017 at the Schmidt Gallery on Florida Atlantic University's Boca campus. You can check out more of the series in progress here and here. #art #artist #oilpainting #figurativepainting #floridaartist

Ashley Cassens

Feb 2, 2017
1 min

New painting: Arm Crook

Arm Crook 54 1/2" x 34" oil on canvas detail of Arm Crook 54 1/2" x 34" oil on canvas #art #painting #oilpainting #figurative #floridaartist #oilpainter

Ashley Cassens

Jan 6, 2017
1 min

Dream come true: on Amazon!

Friends, I was able to be part of a project that resulted in this beautiful thing: Book design and cover art (oil painting) by Ashley Cassens I created the original artwork, which is an oil painting and also designed the front, spine and back jacket. It was such a pleasure working with such professional and caring people! Todd Connor really puts together a beautiful book, based on his own life, and his philanthropic work is a testament to Liz. I can't say enough wonderful t

Ashley Cassens

Aug 29, 2016
2 min

Decorating Absence

I recently read in a YA novel (don't judge) that "you can decorate absence however you want- but you're still gonna feel what’s missing.”* It caused me pause. In part, because of ideas that were ruminating all summer about what I wanted my work to convey, what I needed it to be, and a tearful conversation that bubbled over between myself and two professors that I greatly admire. Good tears. Meaningful and relevant tears about a real loss and absence I was feeling as a resul

Ashley Cassens

Jul 18, 2016
1 min

"Liz Here Now" painting complete

Liz Here Now, oil on canvas board, 2016 As a child I wrote and illustrated a lot of stories. There was one about a snake. Why snakes? Perhaps it was easy to replicate a snake in varying poses and plots very quickly. The snake has a magic carpet. An influence of the present popularity of Aladdin, perhaps? I also illustrated with my best friend, who now makes her own drawings in CAD as a successful Interior Designer. We wrote cutting edge news (Madonna had a baby!) and kep

Ashley Cassens

Jul 9, 2016
1 min

Honorable Mention at ARC Gallery

I'm pleased to announce the Rhinoplasty won an honorable mention on it's trip to Chicago for "It Figures: The Body in Art" at the ARC Gallery! #rhinoplasty #vote #oilpainting #ARCGallery #ashleycassens #figurativepainting

Ashley Cassens

Jun 21, 2016
1 min

Art Show: It Figures

Hi Friends, The Exhibition It Figures: The Body in Art opens, featuring my painting Rhinoplasty, opens this week! To read more about this painting, visit this previous blog entry! The show is a contemporary examination of the human figure- historically a major focus of artists. All societies have created their own concepts for how to portray the human body. These concepts are reflected and challenged in artists' representation of the human figure. This exhibit will examine co

Ashley Cassens

Apr 25, 2016
2 min

Absence, Presence and an Anniversary

Exactly one year ago, I married the love of my life. Today, like many milestones, we share it in separate cities. Because of our physical distance, I create new visual spaces in which my husbands presence can be experienced. In the absence of his physical body, I re-present it in intimate, colorful, and sometimes funny ways. For those of you who have been scratching your head about why a pantsless paper doll of my husband has been invading my Instagram, here's your answer

Ashley Cassens

Nov 30, 2015
1 min

a little painting.

projection protection 5x7 2015 oil on wood panel #ashleycassens #oilpainting #painting #figurative

Ashley Cassens

Oct 12, 2015
2 min

a journey of plastic surgery and paint

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

Ashley Cassens

Sep 17, 2014
1 min

Solo Art Show in October

“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