This April, I hit a rough patch. Seasonal depression was lingering, I'd received a string of rejections from art submissions and was feeling down. I bought myself some tulips as a reminder that spring is coming, and then, on a whim, I started painting them.
Then, I couldn’t stop.
I kept things loose and playful as a way to connect to my inner-child – the part of myself who was hurting. I drew with my non-dominant hand, painted with thick swathes of color and worked with fast-drying crayons and acrylic paint to help keep me in the present moment.
As I iterated on the tulips again and again, my disappointment and grief slowly softened. I was having so much fun, I expanded beyond flowers to paint a few recent screenshots of memes that matched my mood — Hallie/Annie from the Parent Trap’s buoyant optimism and Kat from 10 Things I Hate About You’s unapologetic fury.
Best of all: I enjoyed myself and the process. This is the body of work that ensued.
The Story of Big Feels
Acrylic paint on 8” x 10” canvas panel
Optional add-on of white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
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10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
Acrylic paint on 9” x 12” canvas panel
Optional add-on of white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
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To book a virtual studio visit with ashley prior to purchasing, click here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
9” x 12” matted to 11” x 14”
Acrylic paint and wax pastel on Canson paper panel
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10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
Acrylic paint on 16” x 20” gallery wrapped, stretched canvas; comes wired and ready to hang
Optional white, wooden float frame
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
To book a virtual studio visit with ashley prior to purchasing, click here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
Acrylic paint on 8” x 10” canvas panel
Comes in a white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
(and yes, bb — step one is first letting yourself feel worse)
Acrylic paint on 8” x 10” canvas panel
Comes in a white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
Acrylic paint on 9” x 12” canvas panel
Optional add-on of white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
To book a virtual studio visit with ashley prior to purchasing, click here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
Acrylic paint on 8” x 10” canvas panel
Comes in a white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
To book a virtual studio visit with ashley prior to purchasing, click here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
9” x 12” matted to 11” x 14”
Acrylic paint and wax pastel on Canson panel
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included.
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
Book a virtual studio visit with ashley to learn more about this painting prior to purchasing by clicking here
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.
A practice in finding appreciation for what’s present now — the good and the bad both have beauty for us to discover if we’re only willing to pause and see.
Acrylic paint on 9” x 12” canvas panel
Optional add-on of white, wooden float frame (not-pictured) wired and ready to hang
Tax, shipping, and full insurance coverage included
Collect today with an interest-free payment plan, by clicking here.
To book a virtual studio visit with ashley prior to purchasing, click here.
10% of all sales from BIG FEELS will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization committed to preventing suicide & providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth.