Why I ditched my oils and how I made space in my life to paint as a mom and a full time teacher.

I wanted to reach across the screen and give you a smidgen of JOY and happiness this Christmas and New Year. That's me and my people: my...

Won't you join me on my 10 Days of Plein Air Challenge? 10 Days = 10 paintings "My work can be whatever I w

Ashley's Holiday Gift Guide 2019 - for the Creative Person in your life!

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...

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,...

Hi friends! Happy Spring! my most springiest of paintings "Rhinoplasty" oil on wood panel *available and ah-mazing* COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN...

I hope this post finds you, your family, and friends happy and healthy! 2018 was quite the rollercoaster! I created a human being (she's...

Beat a rainy summer day into submission by joining me at the Imagine Museum tomorrow for Pop-Up Art! Children and families are invited to...

Hi Friends! It's been a wild month. Two shows, our first family vacay with a baby (success!), and dun da da dun - a new job! I'm...

Hey friends! I have two shows in the Tampa Bay area this month.  Hope you can check them out! June 30th - September 29th, 2018 @ ENIGMA...

This post was supposed to "air" earlier this week. What's that, motherhood? So often when I do a commission I have to keep it a secret,...

Eek! At LONG last, my beautiful giclee prints of "Liz" are FINALLY available! This process has been nearly 3 years, in the making. What...

It's been a week since the annual art show OPUS 2018 wrapped. Thank you thank you for hosting, Tampa Covenant Church! I know what you're...

Check out these new works on paper by Tampa artist, Ashley Cassens, as she shares intimate moments of her pregnancy through drawing and pain

Thank you to Peripheral ARTeries, who included me in a Special 2018 issue! Please follow the links below to view the digital mag. Some...

Happy New Year, friends! It's 2018 and I should be taking a break - a nap maybe. But I don't know how! My studio wall in 2018. Full of...

In this DIY art video, visual artist, Ashley Cassens shows you how to build your own canvas from start to finish.

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...

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...