Just finished a whirlwind trip to Manhattan to do gallery research in Chelsea and Soho, and also to visit Surtex, the national annual art licensing show. I have attended Surtex before, but every year is new and different and Whew! My brain is actually spinning from all the ideas, inspiration, and creativity. Continuing existing publishing [...]

After months of prepping, painting, tagging, and inputting inventory, it’s finally here! The Harding Art Show. Now in my 8th year as a participating artist, this show is always one of my favorites. A few pics from the show this year…

Every year, in the streets of beautiful downtown Franklin, Tennessee is the annual Main Street Festival, and attracts more than 100,000 visitors to the area. For several years, I had a booth in the show, but since I am a merchant and my work is permanently at The Shoppes on Main I get to not [...]

With Springtime comes lots of shows! Yay! Mama needs a new pair of shoes. Or maybe an outfit or two. Just kidding. But I do get excited because it forces me to think outside the box to create new inventory. I’m so excited to reveal my Spring 2012 collection. Inspired by a neutral earth-toned palette, [...]

I have decided to take the ‘live event painting’ portion of my business a step further to seriously promote and market it. The girls at Wedding 101 have really helped me put this plan into action. As of May 1, I will officially be represented in their wedding planning studio, to market to brides. I [...]

Last night I participated in an awesome first-time event right here in Nashville. It was called Art at the Artesia, and was a fine art event benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville. It was a great concept, with attendees meeting 10 artists and viewing their works for sale all while touring five exclusive homes [...]

Saturdays are always a busy day in the studio. The Factory always has lots going on, from the Franklin Farmer’s Market to the Greyhound Adoption folks walking around, to weddings, and so forth and so on…. I always get more foot traffic than usual on Saturdays, which keeps me mostly standing up all day. Today [...]

All this St. Patty’s day stuff really got me thinking… Am I Lucky? Luck is, by definition, having or marked by good luck;  fortunate. While I certainly believe that to be successful in business requires perhaps a little luck, I really believe in work. Hard work.  I enjoy what I do for a living, and [...]

Not long ago a friend and fellow creative mind approached me to help him with a project he was working on for his daughter, Abbie, who has been diagnosed with Autism. After a brainstorming session we decided that my angel paintings would be the perfect subject matter for a fundraising line of notecards, calendars, puzzles, [...]