I was talking to my older brother this past week about something I was worried about. We just finished a conversation about how as Christ...

What stops you from purchasing original art? The most common answer seems to be that the price of original art is too high. When people s...

I am starting a new series of landscapes titled, “Hope,” but this series is different in many ways from my previous works. One being that...

Fun ways to make your gift extra special! I will demo-ing each of them LIVE Monday-Wednesday at 11am on Instagram. Hand-made Card I think...

"I don't think I really understood what God meant by that verse when I wrote it down, but as I sat in my studio with His word surro

When I started painting this series of landscapes, I knew that God had called me find the simple beauties in the everyday that often go u...

This room in my home is a space that I have really struggled to decorate. Our home is a three bedroom house, it's only my husband and I, ...

I wanted to share a peek into my home. If you have ever been to my home, I guarantee the next time you come something will be different. ...

I visited the High Museum of Art while in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. As I was studying some paintings by Vuillard, Monet, and Matisse...

Today is my 25th birthday. For some reason, I am always sad on my birthday. I’ve asked some close friends and family if they feel that wa...

After a crazy/amazing week at Mistletoe Market in Jackson, Mississippi, I thought I would just end this year on that high note. The enti...

The idea for this series started from seeing my friend Chaney's oil pastel sketch on her Instagram. It was a beautiful little landscape, ...

With the release of "The Essence of Spring" has come this greater understanding of my life this past year and what the series truly means...

Life Crisis ​In November of 2016, I had a complete meltdown about what I was going to do with my life. I was 21 years old going to school...

The Good News This opportunity came in July of 2018, while I was showing a few pieces in Southern Antiques in Laurel, MS. I woke up one ...

For the new year, I, like most people, set some goals for 2019. I set some goals that I wanted to achieve for my business. I set some of ...

It's that time of year again! The gift-giving season. I've put together some products here at Shelby Leigh Designs that would be great gi...

So I am finally getting around to writing about the book I recently read called, Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge by Mark Bat...

I’ve been working on my painting series, Autumn Breeze, and it’s got me thinking a lot about change. When I started this series, I was j...

When I started this series, I was so nervous I was going repeat what I had always done. I was afraid I would want to quit and start somethin