Marissa Villescas
Harmonious Color
As a self-taught artist, teacher, and mother, I often doubt my ability to paint professionally. Even though I have been working on my...
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Marissa Villescas
- May 22
- 2 min
Delayed Dream
Little by Little, Look What I Drew Life can be unpredictable, with highs and lows that we may not always be prepared for. One moment,...
Marissa Villescas
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Dia de Los Muertos
Dia de Los Muertos was never something we celebrated with our kids as they were growing up. My husband is Hispanic and has some other...
Marissa Villescas
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Photography And Me
For me, photography has always been a lifelong hobby. I remember having an old film 35 mm when I was a kid. I would take it up to the...
Marissa Villescas
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Finding Magic In What I Do
True statement, I make a lot of bad art. I start out wanting to create a masterpiece, but something happens along the way. I get an...
Marissa Villescas
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Tiny World Hawaii Project
E Komo Mai- Welcome Six years ago my family and I were privileged to move to Hawaii. It was magical and wonderful and everything you...
Marissa Villescas
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
Wonders of Home- Houses around the World
Dear Friends, It’s no secret that I love architecture. My family knows I’m obsessed with drawing tiny worlds and will always remember to...
Marissa Villescas
- Jun 17, 2022
- 5 min
A Guide to My Supplies
Note: I am not receiving a commission or any sponsorship from any of the links in this post. They are simply there for information,...
Marissa Villescas
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
A Year In Flowers
Don't you just love that art can bring to life all of the things you'd like to see or recall-memories of all that you've seen and...
Marissa Villescas
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
10 Quirky (and not so quirky) Things About Me
I love to cook and bake. A few years ago I taught myself how to bake bread and lovely treats by watching the Great British Bake-Off. I...
Marissa Villescas
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
Grounding Myself In Creativity
My soul speaks in pictures and words, with pencils, paints and a camera. Everyday I feel a tug to create something. It might be a quick...
Marissa Villescas
- Apr 2, 2022
- 3 min
Behind The Artist
Long before I was a wife, mother to three children, soap maker, dog mom, and a teacher, I was an artist. I was a seven-year-old little...
Marissa Villescas
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
My Journey Into A Tiny World
Never had I ever thought I would be an artist in my late 40’s When I started to doodle about ten or so years ago, in my late 30's, I felt...
Marissa Villescas
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Darkness and Light
(Originally posted on ChasingtheCloudsstudio.com) Summer 2021 Earlier this spring as I was going through things in the house to donate, I...
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