Artist lesli devito has reluctantly found herself rasing her family in an old country house. Much to her surprise, she loves her rural home and enjoys sharing her adventures with her readers. There are always makeovers to be done and animals to paint. Come along for the ride. Green acres here she comes!
I don’t need to tell anyone what day it is today. Who can forget that day that changed the world and forever altered the way we view peace? But on the last “normal” September 11, we welcomed a third child into our family… …all 8lbs 6 oz of him…the little dumpling…Cooper arrived just 2… Read More SEPTEMBER 11 – AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER
……and this is what we looked like last year on the first day… NOW COOPER- the BABY has grown 6 inches and is in 8th GRADE! Phoebe is in 11th grade…which would make me maudlin except Tate is a Senior!!! and my First Born…is in his last year of High School! once upon a time….… Read More BETTER LATE THAN NEVER…FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PHOTOS!
IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN…. time of outfit the dorm room in mind…which in a very short time with be the dorm room in my life! I paid a visit to a great site…MODANI.COM and played make believe….and here is what I came up with…. I was at my favorite fabric store the other… Read More FANTASY DORM ROOM
I GOT SOME EXCITING NEWS A FEW WEEKS AGO! MY Custom Pet Portraits are going to be featured in the November issue of HOUSE BEAUTIFUL!!! I had to send them a few to photograph so I don’t even know what (IF ANY) they will use but still I am thrilled that they noticed me enough… Read More HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
Give me NO money and I can DIY and troubleshoot and make decisions on A DIME. Give me cash in my pocket, and IT NEVER FAILS….decisional paralysis sets in. Why is that? I finally have a small budget allotted to MAKEOVER my bedroom…buy a new Queen sized headboard, a rug, and fabric for window treatments…new… Read More UPHOLSTERED HEADBOARDS – DECISIONS DECISIONS
Shortly before my sister-in-law, Maura, passed away, she asked me if I would do a pet portrait of her sister’s dog Harper . Harper belongs to Missy and Lindsay but one could say…IT IS they WHO belong to her. She is the quintessential “firstborn” – ADORED , indulged, coddled, spoiled, brilliant and taken everywhere.… Read More CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT – MEET “HARPER”!
MY NEXT ART SHOW OPENS THIS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2!!!! I am excited to once again be showing at the King Family Vineyards 6550 Roseland Farm, Crozet, Virginia 22932. I have been painting up a storm, morning noon and night. Here is a sneak peek of ONE my latest paintings! FRIDAY AND MAX I painted the original… Read More COUNTDOWN – ART SHOW
leslidevito.com I am proud to announce the opening of my ART WEBSITE… leslidevito.com I have wanted to do this forquite some time and I am thrilled to share my PAINTINGS as they are completed with you…in REAL time.Everything that is available for purchase can be bought directly from the site . AND You can also… Read More LESLIDEVITO.COM MY NEW ART WEBSITE IS HERE!
Almost 14 years ago, on September 11, 2000 we added the third baby, Cooper, to our family… We also bumped up to a KING sized bed. It really was not a decision as much as survival tactic. Sleep was something I would have paid good money for in those days of diapers and co-parenting…and a… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – NEW QUEEN SIZE BED
Today I find myself at a loss for words. It is as if I have used them all up. I do not lie when I tell you I feel like he just got here. I know HE feels like time has dragged and dragged and that FINALLY he is at the end of his long… Read More THE FIRST DAY OF THE LAST YEAR
