Once upon a time, lesli devito was an actress living in new york city. Now she is a self-taught artist raising her family an old country farmhouse. She shares her adventures in parenting as well as her efforts to create a beautiful home for her family to live. With her imagination and a passion for decorating and making over old houses, she takes you into her world, the good, the bad and the old, with sometimes humorous results.
CONGRATULATIONS UVA CLASS OF 2021! THE 2021 ROTUDA PAINTINGS will be available on leslidevito.com May 5 at 11am (quantities limited) The 2021 UVA ROTUNDA original paintings and as always – PRINTS are available on the website as well! ___________________________________ MAY IS HERE! when I was a little girl, growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska – we… Read More 2021 UVA ROTUNDA PAINTINGS !
OUR DINING ROOM has been more rooms – than any other room in the house. It sits right off the kitchen – in our NON “Open- Floorplan” house. Which I like – because the possibilities are endless. Early on, when the kids were small, it served as a playroom with a booth for eating lunches… Read More THE DINING ROOM
HELLO! It occurred to me after I made my last Blog post announcing the house sale – that many of the rooms have had updates since I last wrote about them – so I am going to take this week to update all of the room descriptions, including source lists and paint colors! So get ready… Read More HOUSE UPDATES – LIVING ROOMS
After a year …like the year we all have experienced – it seemed insane to add onto that pile with a house sale…but hey, I’m always up for a challenge and some might say – “I live for a challenge!” Plus – I hear It’s a “seller’s market” and all that. Truth be told –… Read More MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE IS ON THE MARKET
DOG A DAY 2021 STARTS FEBRUARY 1 8 SPOTS LEFT JOIN THE PACK! I CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOUR BEST FRIENDS. XO LESLI COMING SOON NEW RAINBOW DOGS NEW PRINTS NEW ABSTRACTS …. AND SO MUCH MORE ! THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING THE LESLI DEVITO ART NEWSLETTER FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM WHERE I POST NEW… Read More DOG A DAY 2021 – 8 SPOTS LEFT!
HELLO FRIENDS I hope this finds you well. NOVEMBER 5 , 2020 IS our 26 Wedding Anniversary! and I am honoring the day with CUSTOMER APPRECIATION FLASH SALE! One day only – ALL ORIGINAL ART will be 40% off. This marks the final sale of 2020. Start shopping at midnight! NO CODE NEEDED! THANK YOU… Read More ANNIVERSARY FLASH SALE – ONE DAY ONLY ! 11/5
I have painted over 1000 dogs and animals but I had always shied away from portraits of people. But, upon her recent death, I was compelled to paint one of my heroes, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The response to the portrait has been overwhelming and after numerous requests, I will be offering limited edition prints… Read More RBG PRINTS COMING SOON TO LESLIDEVITO.COM
HELLO! I AM RELEASING A NEW COLLECTION ON LESLIDEVITO.COM “HAMILTONS RAINBOW COWS” THIS THURSDAY AUGUST 20 AT 10 AM ‘HAMILTON’S RAINBOW COWS” “ANGELICA” 24 X 24 STAY SAFE! BE SMART AND TREAT YOUR HEART TO ART! XO LESLI SNEAK PEEKS ON MY INSTAGRAM @lesli_devito_art
Once a year – I do a Memorial day Post. and not JUST a Memorial Day post – but THIS Memorial Day post. I think it is because this story connects me to the origin of my understanding of “Memorial”. I grew up during the Vietnam war. In the 1970s, we wore Prisoner of War,… Read More MEMORIAL DAY
TODAY on the BRANDON MCMILLIAN PODCAST – I TELL THE STORY OF HOW CHARLIE OUR LAB MIX SAVED MY LIFE! (and learn that I have a bit of a Southern Accent!) YOU CAN LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS HERE OR ANYWHERE YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS! ENJOY . …………………………………………………………………………… HERE IS THE ORIGINAL BLOG POST –… Read More CHARLIE’S STORY IS ON A PODCAST!
