A painting without words.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCSometimes a piece of art just needs to speak for itself. This one has limitless stories. The stories of every single person with even the slightest connection to The College of Charleston. So that is all I will say about this particular piece of art. At least for now. […]

A new calendar for June.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCFocus on what is Good… I love plants. Plants are neutral. Plants are beautiful. I like to focus my energy on painting plants. That feels more productive to me than gardening, which is an uphill battle. One definitely worth the fight, but an ongoing, never-ending battle, nonetheless. Paintings of […]

Thoughts from a wise flower on May Day.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCLife is a marathon. There is no shame in walking.  I used to run. But after five years, finally decided to be honest with myself. And my hips.   I don’t like to run. So now I walk. Big deal. The whole point is to move your body.  So […]

Easy 5 minute decorating facelift idea

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe world’s quickest way to easily update your home decor… Change your table runner! I got mine this week at Sunflower. It only cost me five minutes and  $32. All for seven more weeks of decorating-happiness. Time and money well spent.   Sunflower is located at  110 South Main Street, Travelers Rest, SC 29690, USA  

Adding COLOR to my home

Export to PDF | Export to DOCWe moved this summer, so right now my home is not nearly as perfectly cute as I like it to be. Especially the yard, which could seriously benefit from a full-time gardener. As an artist, living in an environment that is not (my idea of ) beautiful, is extremely […]

Downsizing Sale.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCI love to collect plates and pillows, pillows, pillows. They are such an easy way to add color into my home. But the accumulation of these colorful items, also added clutter to my life. The time has come for me to empty my cupboards and say goodbye to these still […]

Why is this painting called “Open”?

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe painting shows several paths of water, all making their way to the ocean. It comes from different places, but it eventually all the water ends up flowing into the sea. That is how I see my life these days. I am not sure exactly what direction the path […]

Where is spring? (a new desktop calendar for April)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCI painted this piece in 2006 while longing for spring to come. Sometimes I forget how long and terrible the Milwaukee winters were for me. This was our fifth winter living in South Carolina, and they usually seem to go by pretty quickly. Every month when I send out […]

House For Sale in Travelers Rest, SC

Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy biggest art project is finally complete. Which means it is time to move on to the next project. 3,054 is a LOT of square feet for just three people. Since I am not very good at living with anything less than perfection, we’ve decided to downsize, for the […]