Sometimes I forget how sick I was… (August desktop Calendar)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you forget how sick you were, you probably aren’t sick anymore. On this peaceful morning, however, I was reminded how sick I really was back in 2009. Today I simply wanted to find  one of my barn paintings that I hadn’t used as a desktop calendar yet, so […]

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 […]

Greenville, SC. Love at first sight.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCHave you ever visited downtown Greenville, SC? For my husband Tim and I, it really was love at first sight as we turned onto Main Street for the first time and drove up that charming tree-lined street. We made our first trip to Greenville, SC on 12/27/07, and by […]

Do you love Greenville, South Carolina?

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you DO love Greenville, here’s a calendar for you to enjoy on your computer this month — simply click on the image above to download. The photo that inspired this painting was taken along the river in Downtown Greenville, SC. Such a beautiful place! Click here to read out […]

I have fallen in love…

Export to PDF | Export to DOCI am still in love with this sea of sunflowers! This painting is the second (and definitely NOT the last) oil painting inspired from my favorite  field in Travelers Rest, SC. (Click here to see a link to the first one.) To see this painting in person, stop into The […]

Greenville’s First Friday is tonight!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIt’s a great night to be in downtown Greenville! Come visit me at 201 Studios tonight from 6-9pm. You can bring your kids and have their silhouette created in just 5 minutes, shop for Christmas gifts and stocking-stuffers, try on jewelry, hear live music, learn about Greenville’s train station, see […]

“living in a van, down by the river!”

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOK, so maybe this isn’t the setting Chris Farley had in mind when he talked about living in a van down by the river. In contrast, I would actually LOVE living down by THIS RIVER (preferably in a luxury condo — not a van.) The location of this oil […]

Moving day is almost here.

Export to PDF | Export to DOC I am moving. But just down the road to a studio in downtown Greenville. It’s called ART CROSSING, and starting on Monday I’ll be painting in Studio 201. This will be my 4th Studio since I began living my artist’s life in 2001. I hope I like it. […]

Trading paintings for a Beach House!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOne of the perks of being an artist is that I can do some pretty great bartering from time to time. This summer was my best score ever. I traded a week in this great beach house on Pawleys Island, SC in exchange for a three commissioned oil paintings […]