Time has certainly flown by since my last post! It’s been a month and I have made steady progress on my project. I have captured 10 more High-Resolution images of Ashley Paintings and have organized all of the information I have collected so far into a massive spreadsheet. It is really exciting to now be able to go to a single document to access the fruits of my effort. It is particularly exciting to scroll through the spreadsheet and look at the progression of Ashley’s skill through the years … what an amazing talent he was!!

I have also located 14 more of his paintings! Painting owners have been wonderfully helpful and responsive. I believe that I have located most of CWA’s paintings that are currently in the possession of museums and other public institutions, and so now my quest continues with an effort to connect with private owners. This is certainly a time consuming task, but so far it has been one of the most enjoyable parts of this project - chatting and sharing information with people who love their CWAshley painting!

That’s it for now … as always, I look forward to hearing from anyone who is interested in this project!