Ashley Cecil

12″x36″ oil on canvas
Email ashley.cecil@gmail.com for purchase inquiries.

I’ve moved to another new city (I think that makes 3 in 2 years), this time back in America. To be exact, I’m now in Pittsburgh. I love it here because it has the friendly hometown feel of Louisville, and the robust arts community of London. The Economist recently ranked it the country’s most livable city (and 29th in the world). Not too shabby. I’ve set up shop painting in an old schoolhouse in a neighborhood that in it’s heyday was busting at the seams with steel workers. My classroom studio still has a chalkboard with students’ names on it from decades ago. It’s perfect. So, here’s to new beginnings!

12\"x36\" oil on canvas Email ashley.cecil@gmail.com for purchase inquiries. I\'ve moved to another new city (I think that makes 3 in 2 years), this time back in America. To be exact, I\'m now in Pittsburgh. I love it here because it has the friendly hometown feel of Louisville, and the robust arts community of London. The ...

I’m trying something new: gold leaf. After anxiously waiting for the glue that sticks the gold to the canvas to set, I successfully managed to apply a delicate design over this painting. I have to give credit to French Master Gilder, Joseph Youss Kadri, who has adorned wall and sculptures with gold in places as prestigious and the Louvre. He graciously gave me some tips in advance of today’s attempt. Thank goodness. I’m not sure I would have figured it out on my own on the first try without creating a messy disaster. The finished product will be up soon.

I\'m trying something new: gold leaf. After anxiously waiting for the glue that sticks the gold to the canvas to set, I successfully managed to apply a delicate design over this painting. I have to give credit to French Master Gilder, Joseph Youss Kadri, who has adorned wall and sculptures with gold in places ...

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