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Art & Illustration
Marissa Villescas
May 22, 20232 min read
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...
Marissa Villescas
May 22, 20232 min read
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 14, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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
May 24, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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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