For once I listened…

Export to PDF | Export to DOCTo my own advice. Here is what I told everybody. For an entire month. The month of March, 2017. “You cannot do it all. Choose wisely. Because balance is a myth.” Which is WHY… My June 2017 computer desktop calendar is SIX. DAYS. LATE. This same monthly calendar, which […]

What would this Primrose Painting say if it could talk? “Call me ‘Nurture.’”

Sometimes it takes longer to process the meaning that a
painting holds than it took to paint.

A red and green December… To help you Remember.

Export to PDF | Export to DOC If left to my own devices, there isn’t much Christmas in my heart. Nothing within me looks forward to December. In my mind, this is a month that feels to me like forced-group-insanity. I don’t like to be told what to do. I don’t like to go along with the […]

Labor Day 2009: Sandy Sheets for a Greater Good—

Export to PDF | Export to DOCI do not like sand in my bed. I do like crisp clean sheets, multiple throw pillows, and a dust ruffle. All of these items must perfectly coordinate with both with the comforter, and (obviously) with each other. To make my world complete there should also be an afghan that offers not only […]

The first day of the rest of my life! [ August 2015 Calendar ]

Export to PDF | Export to DOCWe closed my Sunflower shop last night. For the last time. July was a bitter-sweeet month. One dream ended, so a new dream could be born. I am happy. But very, very tired. Next week I will post photos. Today is Saturday. The first Saturday since July, 2014 that I […]

The Home Stretch. (Why wasn’t I home sleeping?)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe Home Stretch.  Definition: “The last part of a long or difficult activity.” We are starting to wrap up our final days at The Sunflower Gift Shop this week. It has been “a long and difficult activity” to say the least. But we wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. As this […]

How we fixed up a Grocery Store last May. (Photos of our 2-week painting party.)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCHappy Birthday, Sunflower! One year ago TODAY we opened up the Sunflower Gift Shop & Gallery. TODAY seems a fitting occasion to post photos I’ve been saving from “Phase 1” of our big Grocery Store Beautification Project last spring. Who would have thought we could turn the old Travelers Rest “Winn Dixie” into the uplifting […]

The perfect view for an entire month!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCSo many rich memories are wrapped up in this oil painting. I recently finished creating this scene from Bowens Island, South Carolina. I’m really pleased with how it turned out! There is nothing more rewarding to me than taking one of my mediocre photos and helping it come alive again as a piece of art. […]

Happy Labor Day! Enjoy the Day of Rest.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThere are few things I find as restful, as the views in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Enjoy this Painting of “rest” all month-long. To make this calendar your computer desktop for the month of September, click on the image above, then download it from the new page that opens. […]

A shy sunflower for your August calendar

Export to PDF | Export to DOCWe have a new store called Sunflower.  Just like the sunflower in the painting, I’m not quite ready to show it off. Our Sunflower store opened on July 10th, and it has been quite busy with shoppers, considering how we haven’t really shared much about it. Really nothing other than […]