Artist’s Notes
Stories from the water, the woods, and the studio.
Field notes from lake edges and Appalachian woods, the real encounters behind the artwork, and the rooms where the finished pieces come to live.
Carolina Wren in the Beech Roots: A Little Brown Bird and a Tree I’ve Always Loved
Carolina Wren in the Beech Roots places a little brown bird among pale roots, ferns, fungi, and the small life of the forest floor. The story brings together a familiar little visitor, a tree I have loved since childhood, and so many browns that one name can’t possibly describe them all.
Possum Art: Because The Forest Belongs to Them Too
Growing up in the country means growing up with possums. I’m sharing the porch-light surprises, tiny babies, mossy logs, and playful woodland color behind Opossum on the Mossy Log—and why this underappreciated animal deserves more respect.
Why I Started Lakehouse Goods: Appalachian Wildlife Art as Tapestries and Puzzles
Lakehouse Goods began with animals inside the places that hold them: foxes in muscadine vines, rabbits beneath rhododendron, wildcats above the gorge, bears in forest cover, and owls in hollow trees. This artist note explains why these tapestries and puzzles belong beside the canvas and fine art print collections.
Why We Keep Stopping the Boat: Come With Me and I’ll Show You What I’ve Been Noticing
Before lake art becomes a finished canvas print, it often starts with stopping the boat, taking reference photos, researching native plants, and noticing the small things most people pass by.
Lake Art for Living Rooms: How One Statement Piece Can Carry Color, Memory, and Calm
How to choose lake art for a living room statement piece: start with memory, color, calm, wall placement, and the canvas size that can carry the room.
When a Room Needs Art to Feel Finished: How Lake Art Can Calm and Elevate a Peaceful Space
A room can be furnished and still feel unfinished. Lake art gives the eye somewhere to land, brings color and memory into the space, and helps a room feel inhabited, peaceful, and ready to live in.
Appalachian Botanicals: The More I Learn, the More There Is to Learn
Appalachian Botanicals began with curiosity: native plants noticed along lakes, creeks, coves, and shaded banks, then researched, painted, and turned into a four-piece collection of canvas and fine art paper prints.
Cumberland Azalea & Black Squirrel: Appalachian Wildlife Art
The story behind Cumberland Azalea & Black Squirrel: Among Rare Things, a canvas art print inspired by rare Appalachian blooms, clear lakes, black squirrels, friendship, and Kentucky bank detail.
Lake Art Gifts for the Dad Who Doesn’t Want Anything This Father’s Day
Ready-to-hang lake canvas prints for dads who love fishing, wildlife, quiet banks, lake houses, and time on the water. Free shipping is included; allow at least 14 days before Father’s Day.
Great Blue Heron on Lake Keowee | A Spring Break Fishing Moment Turned Canvas Print
A new Lake Keowee canvas print from a spring break fishing encounter: a Great Blue Heron standing on a fallen log, watching quietly as we floated past.
Why I Work Big: Large Paintings, Statement Wall Art, and Rooms That Feel Alive
I work big. I always have. Large paintings change from across the room to up close, and they influence the space around them in a way I never get tired of.
Wide Lake Canvas Art for Sofas, Beds, and Long Walls
How to use wide lake canvas art over sofas, beds, consoles, and long walls, featuring High Top Evening Daisies, a Laurel River Lake sunset canvas.
What is Lake Art? Prints, Canvas Wall Art & Freshwater Style
Lake art is not only a view. It can be water, wildlife, reflected color, wooded banks, quiet coves, and the feeling that stays after you leave.
Keowee Bear at Day’s End: A Bucket-List Wild Black Bear Sighting
During a spring break fishing trip on Lake Keowee, we rounded one more point at sunset and found a wild black bear cooling off in a quiet cove. That bucket-list moment became Keowee Bear at Day’s End.
High Top Evening Daisies | Laurel River Lake Sunset Canvas
High Top Evening Daisies is a wide sunset daisy canvas inspired by High Top Boat Ramp on Laurel River Lake in Daniel Boone National Forest.
Lake House Wall Art That Does Not Feel Like Generic Lake Decor
If every lake house starts to look the same, something gets lost. Independent lake art can make a home feel calmer, more personal, and more connected to the water.
Freshwater Wildlife Art for People Who Actually Notice the Water
The small creatures around the water are not extra to me. They are part of what makes a lake feel alive, and painting them soothes my nervous system.
How to Choose Lake Art for a Living Room, Bedroom, Entryway, or Lake Room
The right lake art depends on where it will live. Living rooms, bedrooms, entryways, mantles, porches, offices, and lake rooms all ask for something a little different.
Giclee Fine Art Prints Are Here | What They Are and How to Frame Them
The first giclee fine art prints are here, beginning with Cardinal Flowers at Water’s Edge. This is a simple guide to what giclee means, how the print arrives, and how to turn an unframed paper print into something that feels settled in your home.
Reflected Light in a Real Home | Lake-Inspired Canvas Art in a South Carolina Home
A collector shared photos of her Reflected Light series installed in her South Carolina home, along with kind words about living with the work every day. Seeing the paintings become part of a real space is one of the most meaningful parts of what I do.