I hope it tastes as good as it looks!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCWe’re having some friends over for dessert tonight. I hadn’t really planned on making anything special, but then flipping through the October issue of Real Simple Magazine, I got inspired to push my cooking skills past a boxed brownie mix. I decided to CREATE something beautiful. Something that looks […]

taking time to smell the roses (literally)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCAs you can imagine, the art economy has been rather slow for the past year or so. So I’m taking the advice of my husband Tim, who has encouraged me to “stop trying so hard” with my business. Instead, I’m on orders to start using some more of my […]

Location #82 + the Meaning behind my Paintings

Export to PDF | Export to DOC142 artists opened up their studios on November 6 & 7, as part of the 2010 Greenville OPEN STUDIOS Tour. All weekend long I heard people say “I wish we had time to see  ALL the studios!” So for those of you who didn’t get a chance to stop by location […]

What’s behind door #109?

Export to PDF | Export to DOCYou’ll find out if you stop by during Greenville Open Studios this weekend. Saturday, November 6, 2010: 10am-6pm Sunday, November 7, 2010: noon-6pm

Greenville Open Studios… bring an old phone book (or friend) and save 10%

Export to PDF | Export to DOCWhat’s behind door #109? New Paintings, New Pillows, and even New Paint Colors on a few of the walls. Saturday, November 6, 2010: 10am-6pm Sunday, November 7, 2010: noon-6pm I’m looking forward to opening up my studio again this year for the 2010 GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND. I’ve spent […]

Dinner party at Famster HQ

Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy friend Kyle had a dinner party on Friday night and we were invited! As I was getting ready to walk out the door, it dawned on me that we were heading to FAMSTER Headquarters! So I grabbed my camera, and went there ready to snap some photos of […]

turning napkins into throw pillows

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIt was Sunday, July 4th and we had nothing to do but REST that afternoon, as we were still “on vacation” after returning home from our Hilton Head get-away. I tried to take a nap, but all I could do was think about how much I wanted to make […]

20 gallons of Blueberries

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOne of the fun things we’ve done this summer was visit a local blueberry patch. Here’s some photos from a glorious morning spent enjoying the sights and sounds of the countryside in the Upstate of South Carolina. If you’re interested in picking your own blueberries, here’s the information from […]

DONE! “bird bath”

Export to PDF | Export to DOCHere’s the newest oil painting that I just completed this week. You can read the story behind its inspiration in the What’s New section of my website.

Painting “bird bath” (part 3)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCI finished this painting today! After getting all the “pieces” painted, I went back and made some adjustments. I put some more detail in the hibiscus flowers that are back towards the woods, and then made the foreground MUCH darker and a little blurrier. The main focus of this […]