Dahlia #2 (from my garden!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOC DAHLIA #2 (FROM MY GARDEN!) • 12 inches x 12 inches • ©2011 Marie Scott I LOVE DAHLIAS! I planted some dahlia bulbs last winter in a plastic container and started them in my house. (I think that was actually a waste of time, but I’m not really sure.) […]

Savoring the last blooms in my garden

Export to PDF | Export to DOCAs I write this post, all the summer flowers in my garden have all died and gone to flower-heaven. Fortunately, I had the good sense to spend a few minutes photographing some of the last blossoms that were hanging around my yard throughout October. This Zinnia is the second […]

12 paintings for 2012 = 12 months of color

Export to PDF | Export to DOC2012 Print Calendars are ready to order! This vibrant 12-month wall calendar measures 16-3/4″ x 10-7/8″ when open. Each month features one of my new paintings from 2011. They are $18 each with free shipping. Orders are due on Tuesday, November 29th. Click here to order from my website. […]

11.11.11 (even better than I could have imagined!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you know me at all, you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty excited, anticipating 11.11.11. That’s because back in 2003, I realized that the calendar would be a perfectly symmetrical date on my 41st birthday. Since then, I have spent the last eight years reminding my husband […]

Some questions just aren’t that easy to answer…

Export to PDF | Export to DOCLast Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we had a total of 602 visitors at 201 Studios. The reason for all the traffic? Greenville’s Premier Art Event of the year — Open Studios— was taking place. “Was it a success?” That is an interesting question. I guess the best answer to […]

The art of Thankfulness

Export to PDF | Export to DOCEarlier this month, I spent a morning showing the 4th graders at Heritage Elementary school some of my paintings. How can I resist going back again next year after receiving an envelope overflowing with these gorgeous hand-made thank you cards? It really does make a difference to tell somebody […]

The month I’ve been waiting for since 2003

Export to PDF | Export to DOC November 2011 That means it’s the eleventh month of the eleventh year. I will relish writing these dates all month. I wish I were still a kid in school so I had more date-writing opportunities. Only TEN MORE DAYS until the most perfect date of the CENTURY. Click […]