Kirsten Ashley
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“Full Moon,” a small gouache painting. I dedicate this painting to the memory of George Floyd, who no longer has a voice, and to everyone who are suffering. It isn’t much, but here is a little moonlight in the darkness.
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I’ve been spending the last week in my apartment in Delaware completing my library day job from a distance, annoying my chinchillas and fiance, and trying to stay sane. It’s been heartening to see the collective artistic community both locally and abroad connecting with one another. I attended my first virtual drink and draw last
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A brand new vinyl sticker design is available in the shop! Flower of Naïveté is now in a bite sized version you can put on your car, messenger bag, hat, mug, or notebook. Want all the spooky girls? You can now get all 5 of my creepy girl stickers in a sticker pack. CLICK HERE
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I’m busy cooking up new paintings. In the meantime, here is a spotlight on on a recent painting. “Honestly, if you’re given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don’t say ‘what kind of tea?” ― Neil Gaiman “Spilled Tea” was a painting created for the Big Little Art Show in December 2019. The original is
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As I posted previously, I participated in the October 2019 Drawlloween challenge. There were daily prompts, but I chose to pick one prompt per week. I posted teaser images on my Instagram and Facebook, but I chose to release the finalized pieces in an online gallery here. The prompts I chose were “cryptid,” “pumpkin man”
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The spooky season always get my creative blood flowing. Here is “Devil Inside,” a piece created with Micron pen and colored pencil. Prints of her will be available at the Oddball Art Hall show on October 18th. CLICK HERE for more info on that. (Or go back to my previous post.) I will also be
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Big announcement! For the first time, I have launched a very limited run of vinyl stickers! There are 2 designs; the first is from my mixed media piece Elizabethan Librarian, the second is a pre-Halloween witch sticker. The stickers are printed on a rugged vinyl that protects them from scratching, rain & sunlight, and have
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A close friend got married this weekend. Her (then fiance) had mentioned years ago that she’d like a piece of art from me for their home. As a wedding gift I painted this portrait of them. Their colors intermingle to create one larger piece. It was a beautiful way to kick off Pride Month! “The
Ugly Stepsister: Artwork by Kirsten Ashley 