Noticing 1.534246575342466 Things to Celebrate (each day!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThere are usually a limitless number things to celebrate. Even for my dog Lucy (shown the photo above) caught in the moment celebrating a whole lot of happy things to smell on a beautiful July morning.   Have you ever seen this book? As the title implies, the book is simply […]

A calendar for you! Art for July 2017.

Export to PDF | Export to DOC Why do I give my art as GIFTS? Because I think that everybody could use a few more Pictures of Hope in their lives! This month’s giveaway is a July Calendar for your desktop that includes my most recent painting called “Endurance.” Here is is drying on the […]

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.

Some things never go out of style.

Export to PDF | Export to DOCA common denominator between gardening, mercy, and love What is Timeless? I asked a group of friends to look at my newest painting so they could help me come up with a title for it. I wanted the name to convey a character trait they admire. And with Mothers’ […]

Three Easy steps to solving ALL of Life’s problems. (If ONLY!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCWhen at a loss for what to do… 1. Do what you know HOW to DO. 2. Remember what you KNOW to be TRUE. 3. Find something NEW for YOU. I like to explore ALL my options. So much so, that it has become a joke in our family. If […]

What are YOU expecting? Thoughts for the start of a New Year…

Export to PDF | Export to DOC“Expecting” is one of many paintings I created during the summer of 2016. But this one was special. I painted it with a friend in mind. A friend who was expecting. Expecting. Hoping. Dreaming. But with a heart that was understandably guarded. A heart that had been on this same […]

A new calendar for a full month of SPRING!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you look closely, there’s a new and beautiful surprise every day. I love SPRING! Enjoy this free calendar on your computer desktop when you are stuck inside with work — or April Showers.Take a few moments each day to watch SPRING unfold. Listen. Smell. Look really, really closely. You’ll be amazed. It’s like Christmas […]

It’s a sign! (please vote for your favorite)

Export to PDF | Export to DOC  On September 12, I’m opening a shop! Below are two designs for my exterior sign. I’d love your opinion as to which design you prefer, so please vote for your favorite in the poll below. This will be a two-sided  3′ x 3′ metal sign that hangs perpendicular to […]

Goodbye, Hydrangeas…

Export to PDF | Export to DOCCharleston here we come! I am not thrilled about leaving my hydrangea behind. It is in full bloom right now, and by the time I return from my time exhibiting at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, it will probably be spent and faded. There are some other things I’m not […]

When I FINALLY stopped caring so much…

Export to PDF | Export to DOC…A gallery from Highlands, NC called to say they wanted to represent me! And now seven of my oil paintings are hanging in this adorable gallery, which is run by the nicest man you’d ever want to meet. The owner, Ken Johnson, had seen my work in downtown Greenville […]