<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[OVashti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vashti Verschoor creates Coastal Inspired Art, full of Whimsy and Light!]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:37:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ovashti.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[We're All A Little Flakey...]]></title><description><![CDATA[...a little broken.  Ok, maybe a lot broken! But I believe that we still all have purpose. One of the things I love most about painting...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/we-re-all-a-little-flakey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b5f52c7b3c818de094179d</guid><category><![CDATA[Art &amp; Living]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:13:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_8970dba163d24bb4af3e79de35bc68e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Ornaments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goodness! Where has the year gone?? 2023 seems to have lightening speed for sure... I usually start painting my Christmas ornaments in...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/christmas-ornaments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">656a2ba8cbb18150bded9eaa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:22:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_56887b5e852843bc99ebeb5bb0e5f112~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beginning of a New Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week has been crazy with prepping the art business for the Holidays, doctors appointments while having John's work truck giving us...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/the-beginning-of-a-new-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6533239be0dfe3f39bc4694f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 01:14:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_5d5c4399331d43868e9e8176c161c0c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucky Catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I grow as an artist I am starting to realize that inspiration is a combination of discipline meeting the perfect storm.  Take this...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/lucky-catch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6523504909d6457a56489aa8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 01:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_d972ebafa01b43f8ae73fd8da50cedbf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparrows And Lilies.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I have been mulling over this popular passage from the Bible, (Matthew 6:28-33) Consider the Sparrows... and.. Consider the...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/sparrows-and-lilies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ec82d3211c030280775ae</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:26:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_91e8d9ba376244c09e2d6bd5b8075811~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilty Pleasures...?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I have to admit to a guilty pleasure... When I became a "professional artist" oh so many moons ago... I had no idea where it would...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/guilty-pleasures</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f298b91d7f3970017b77520</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 16:54:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_535d1ea05a70451e930398d61ed59b1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[While adding yet another Wave Painting to my inventory this morning I took another look at my very first wave... The wave that started it...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/first-wave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0716b60084380017b437cd</guid><category><![CDATA[Art &amp; Living]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:18:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_430caf83138f488db4b51d3bca8728af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_604,h_453,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Filter, Bedhead and My Painting Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[So here it is! My first blog post to be primarily a video post ...lol..]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/no-filter-bedhead-and-my-painting-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb311304173ba001780fbcf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 19:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/DOBGirQ4GOk" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Gardens..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many years ago, after hearing a call from God, I moved to Colorado and it changed my life forever! 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As you may know, @thehome_depot is where John and I met so we always love going in...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2019/03/08/my-happy-place</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f8513e0d8a0017a80eb8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:01:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_6416ce62cd0f495a8d6e2db81eccb727~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_780,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I could be any flower in the world...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would be a #blackeyedsusan .. Why, you ask? They are hearty, tough, they can grow anywhere..swamps, mountains, north, south.. And yet.....]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2019/03/06/if-i-could-be-any-flower-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f851758c7e001711eaeb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 20:06:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_b02774e1f60e464a914563b5db52b837~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_780,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Precious Days..]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have to say, I have been enjoying this Summer! Holy moly it is hot!! Not gonna lie! But there has been a sweetness to it that I hold...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/06/26/these-precious-days</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f85115e5f90017742749</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:47:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_9fcf4738e53a4385903c97908ca5596c~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Summer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here in Brevard County Summer Break has begun! As the last 2 and a half weeks have brought solid rain, we are very grateful that the past...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/05/25/happy-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f851e4dcd10017580ca7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 14:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_99d5117327a94543a4365514ba37eef7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art vs. Artiste at]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's funny, I was just having a similar conversation with a mentor of mine... What am I trying to say with my art? Am I speaking clearly?...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/04/14/art-vs-artist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f8516860b80017bf69e1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_241b7301913847e7bcdc93a1e60839d5~mv2_d_1564_1564_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday, Monday...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, goodbye to Spring Break, hello Monday and back to school routine! I think we managed getting back to the grind okay... We still...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/04/09/monday-monday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f8514cae610017f8ae6f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:30:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_662e1e17de574ac0852da48f0830e6ec~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bendy/Twisty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I will find a beautiful piece of #wood, but it's warped.  I don't want to just throw it away, so I use these for #bendytwisty...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/03/28/bendytwisty-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f851f5f6060017c656e4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_eba34e86c9294689b7cda2096b4bc76a~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaa-aa-chooo!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather here has been beautiful! I had a blast seeing everyone at the Cocoa Village Art and Craft Show on the 3rd and 4th! I saw a...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/03/15/aaaaachooo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f8514e23f300173518dd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:18:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_60cd58d2083846e6881eee59341bd01e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're Invited!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Y'all! This weekend is the Cocoa Village Spring Arts and Craft Show! I will be there with my good friend Casey Schrieber and her...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/03/01/youre-invited</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f851f182ec0017c846a8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:04:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_bcd637820dfc4be892940f74cd1cb25f~mv2_d_4160_3120_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaches the Labradoodle]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been super happy for my client-turned-friend, Pam! Recently she adopted a new little Labradoodle that she named Peaches ! A few...]]></description><link>https://www.ovashti.com/post/2018/02/08/peaches-the-labradoodle-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea5f851ffd54c0018df14bf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b8163_016aeb7cd15d457c87e445c059ee83a0~mv2_d_3120_3683_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vashti Verschoor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not a morning person. 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