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 […]

Would you swap this month, for another year?

Export to PDF | Export to DOCJuly 2010… we went on vacation. Four years later, we’re up working until all hours of the night getting ready to open our new store called “Sunflower.” Would I swap out this month, for July 2010? [Back to my easy, uncomplicated life?] Not a chance. July 2014 finds me in the […]

I’ve been part of a conspiracy. (part 1)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOne of my favorite things as an artist is to participate in a conspiracy. (A conspiracy to delight somebody with a painting they were NOT expecting.) Lucky me! The last half  of 2011 gave me opportunity to work on four paintings that were each commissioned as surprise gifts. “O’Shaughnessy […]

A new calendar for October…

Export to PDF | Export to DOC Happy October! Enjoy your new calendar. (And this brand new month/season.) Click here to subscribe to my mailing list to receive your new desktop calendar each month!

A new calendar for a new month

Export to PDF | Export to DOC Happy September! Enjoy your new calendar. (And a brand new month.) Click here to subscribe to my mailing list to receive your new desktop calendar each month!

A whole new view for August (But where is this place??)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCCan you guess the location of this painting? It was inspired by a photo I took one beautiful summer day while on vacation. The path led to an amazing view of a sparkling body of water. Regardless of whether you recognize, or have been to’ the location of this […]

An ocean view for the month of July!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCSummer is beach season here in South Carolina… Even if you aren’t planning a beach vacation this summer, I thought you might enjoy this view for the next 31 days. This oil painting is inspired by a photo I took of the Atlantic Ocean while on the beach in […]

Sunrise over the Cooper River Bridge

Export to PDF | Export to DOC COOPER RIVER BRIDGE • 16 inches x 12 inches • ©2011 Marie Scott “Gilligan’s” is painting number ten in a series of ten pieces I created to remember my a trip to Charleston, SC. This painting was inspired by a photo I took on our last morning in the […]

“sabbath rest” (done!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCHere’s the second painting in my pair of large square marsh paintings. The photo that inspired this painting was one I took during the Bluffton Arts & Seafood Festival in 2009. Have you ever visited the Low Country of South Carolina? I find it to be quite breath-taking. Why […]

“still waters” (done!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCI finished up two paintings this week! It’s a big pair of square marsh paintings. Watch the slide show above if you want to see its progress from start to finish.