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.
I kid you not… when I paint a portrait of a dog… or a cat or a cow or a chicken or anything really… by the time I am finished… I feel like I KNOW them… …it is such an intimate experience …getting the eyes, just right…the noses and the soft ears… I love what… Read More CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT – MEET "LUKE"
A writer from the Washinton Post Express, Beth Luberecki, interviewed me a few months ago about the “return of country decor”. Or maybe it was the return TO Country decor? At any rate, she was working up a piece which would discuss the influences of Country on decor… and posing the question “Is Country Making a comeback?” Hmmmm? Right off… Read More The WASHINGTON POST (express) INTERVIEW – Me and Annie Selke get real!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE MAL!!! I have a distinct memory of my kids being 1, 3 and 5 and having the stomach flu. My husband had to come home from work and I was in my room all day, taking trips to the bathroom. But in between “sessions”, I seized the opportunity… Read More Taking Pictures…Refrigerator Houses
HAPPY MONDAY!I don’t know about you but…April is going WAY too fast…!!!..There are so many projects that were set aside,pieces of my life that have been neglected..with paintings to paintand as I prepared for my show…so much I put on the back burnerand now I am overwhelmed…where do I begin?BREATHE If you will bear with me, I… Read More My Old Country HOUSE of Turquoise
Have you ever had one of those nights or days or parties where you keep thinking… don’t let this go too fast!!! Last night was amazing…and you know what… I have not one single picture!! (all of these are from when I installed the show) not a one. Someone, rhymes with “Busband”, was in charge… Read More OH What WONDERFUL NIGHT!
Tonight is the Night! My Show Opens and I am having a BIG PARTY!!! everyone is invited! I am so excited! ..and nervous. Meet the paintings! Joan30″ x 30″ OLD RED16″ x 20″ big blue30″ x 30″ sunny30″ x 30″ haley20″ x 20″ nina20″ x 20″ hattie36″ x 36″ lilly-anna30″ x 40″ rue30″ x 30″ … Read More FINALLY – My Opening Party Is tonight!!!
A few weeks ago, we had a BIG rain and per our routine we began pulling out the buckets. We have gotten used to it, and were excited because the following week the new roof was being put on. Unfortunately…it was a little too late and the ceiling fell in! The hole and my buddy… Read More AN UPDATE ON THE "HOLE" – and 2 more days!!!
In my entire married life I have bought exactly 3 new pieces of furniture…and coincidentally…all of them have been sofas.I guess sofas (and mattresses) are thingsthat take a lot of wear and tear and thatby the time you get a used one, and have it cleanedor reupholstered…the price is pretty much the same…Everything else we get… Read More NEW SOFA NEW SOFA!!!! 3 days until the Lesli DeVito Paintings Opening at King family Vineyards!
Yesterday I wrote a post about how it felt to let down my son, I got him to a birthday party late. 14 minutes late. But in that 14 minutes… Read More WITH LOVE
