I am an African-American and Native American who has owned and operated businesses on the island of Martha's Vineyard for decades. I owned Summer Breeze Gift Store, Rising Sun Horse Ranch, Diana’s at the Winifred Restaurant, and Personal Best-One on One Training, as well as worked as clinical social worker. 

Many of my photographs are taken on Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. In my photography, I attempt to highlight the beauty in the ordinary, the extraordinary, and the whimsical moments in life. I hope my photography touches you in a way that provides comfort, joy, insight, and inspiration.

I see the ocean as one of the most spiritual, rejuvenating, and healing forces on earth. To me, the sea is life-giving, fertile, powerful, sensual, changing, and mysterious. In my art, I use brushstrokes that mimic the movement of water, creating currents, splashes, and fluidity, as well as creating harmony between the characters I paint and water. Many of my paintings are influenced by the way people feel when they are by or in the ocean.

Painting characters who exude strength, softness, vulnerability, hope, introspection, wisdom, self-love, and passion is what draws me into my pieces, and I hope to draw in my audience in the same way — enticing them to explore the character’s complexities and their own complexities along the way. I use the palette knife, pencil, paint brush, oil paint, acrylic paint, and mixed media to create portraits that want to tell us something, so I invite you into a dreamlike world where the characters intertwine with their surroundings and share poetic insight. 

As I create in my sunlit cottage studio, where I live and work, I look forward to connecting directly with collectors and new friends across the globe. If you like to add your favorite slogan, or unique text to a particular painting, discuss a commission, ask about prints, place an order, or just say hello, please email me at oceaneversley@aol.com 

This focus guides my selection of subject matter, inspiring each piece through the intangible magic of the ocean. My artistry combines the creation of the "Ode to the Ocean" wearable art collection with the celebration of the beautiful landscapes and culture of Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. This integration renders my work unique and deeply personal, offering art that is both lived and worn, eternally intertwined with the essence of the sea.