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Art in Bloom

I’m always inspired by artists who brave the crowds to create their artwork. It’s something that I do not like to do, but this “plein air,” landscape artist, Michela Mansuino, featured last week in the Washington Post, has managed to not only control her experience with multitudes of onlookers but capture the magic of the cherry blossoms in her paintings. She’s been painting at the same spot for four years.

Michela Mansuino. Photo by Melina Mara, via Washington Post

The cherry blossoms are nearly gone now, but the moment they existed is immortalized in this painting.

Here’s a photo, besides the last post, that I took recently of the blossoms on my neighbor’s cherry laurel tree — just as beautiful as the cherry blossoms, I thought. They are becoming some new inspirational designs for Casart coverings.

cherrylaurel_artiseverywhere_blog. Photo © by C. Ashley Spencer

I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.