Tideland Haven Garage Planby Our Town Plans. This garage fits Tideland Haven house plan to a tee! With space for two vehicles, as well as a golf cart or similar and a small guest house. What more could you ask for?! I think the design of this is brilliant. And… it accompanies one of the most popular house plans ever!
Tideland Haven Garage Plan by Our Town Plans
There is plenty of room for two cars as well as storage. I love the spot for the golf cart! And the guest room… well, it’s just perfect! When you need guest space, this covers the basics… bathroom, bed, and storage space! I am happy to say you’ll see more plans by Our Town Plans! I just happen to love them all!
Radek’s Radicchio Salad, Brown rice with spinach and tomatoes and Salmon!
I have to tell you about this salad that a friend made a few weeks ago. It was amazing. Well, to be honest EVERYTHING was amazing, but this was so unexpected and delicious that I think I’m addicted to this salad… yep… addicted to SALAD!
Let it soak – that’s the secret!
Radicchio, by nature, is bitter – BUT there is a way to tame the beast and Radek did it! Soaking it in cold water takes away the bitterness… then when you toss it in a nice balsamic vinaigrette and toss in some parmesan… BAM! You have yourself one delicious salad! You’ve got to try it!
A special thank you to Radek (& Melissa!) Dudek for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Update: I’ve made this salad four times in the last week… Correction to the above “3 Tablespoons Vinegar to 9 Tablespoons Olive Oil” – since I made a smaller quantity I used less. Eyeball it and use 1 part vinegar to 3 parts olive oil and a drizzle of honey. You really don’t need much to coat the salad.
Kate Mullin. Owner of The Gallery on Broad located in Charleston, SC. Kate is a talented artist who’s wide range of styles never ceases to amaze those who see her work. Kate is the youngest gallery owner in Charleston – and she has done one heck of a job. She works tirelessly to make sure everything is just as she wants it to be. She is a go getter for sure, and her success is well deserved!
Many people stop in the gallery, while passing through Charleston, SC, to see Kate’s work in person. Many have seen her paintings via her online shop, or through One Kings Lane, where they sell her prints. Everyone who comes to see Kate’s work is so excited, and those that purchase are thrilled, it’s fun to be a part of it all! As you may know, I work at the gallery part time filling in on those days Kate needs extra time to paint, and Fred, my husband, joins me when he can.
Here is an example of one of the paintings that will be available today… look at the detail… it’s even better in real life!
This one is 30×40″ Oil.
Most of Kate’s painting have a thick, buttery texture to them, some with many layers that are just so interesting. She is well known for her barns, floral paintings, as well as seascapes, abstracts and pet portrait commissions, not to mention the cool cows. Kate paints cows from the family farm, and each one that she paints has such a presence. They get a lot of attention! Kate has been busy as can be lately getting ready for this latest bit of work to hit her online shop. Be sure to check it out!
Kate Mullin resides in Charleston, SC and has a studio in Redux Contemporary Art Center. She is the owner of The Gallery on Broad (Historic Gallery Row; French Quarter).
Kate, a Columbus, Georgia native, received her BFA in Studio Art from Auburn University in 2011. While attending Auburn University, she won the Department of Art Merit Award in 2010 and the Joyce & Roger Lethander Purchase Award in 2011.
Kate has a wide variety of painting styles seen in her realistic portraits, impressionistic environments, abstract landscapes, and stylized flowers. Mainly painting in oil, her style has evolved from realism to more of an abstract style.
Dancing Birch Trees No. 2 by Ann Marie Coolick 30×30″ Acrylic on Canvas
Ann Marie Coolick. Fresh scenes, thick paint, a new perspective. Check her out! I happen to really like her Birch Trees (of which there are many, but the pink in this one was the that originally caught my eye).
She’s also got a great BLOG, be sure to check it out!
Using only palette knives and paint straight from the tube, Ann Marie is an impasto painter focusing on contemporary expressionist landscapes. Relying primarily on memory, Ann Marie’s recent body of work references organic processes and natural elements, including visual enlargements of foliage from her neighborhood, the historic Aurora Highlands in Arlington, Virginia. She slathers frosting-like paint layer upon layer onto the canvas, with paint running off the edges resulting in a sculptural, three-dimensional appearance. Ann Marie has three young boys who demand a high level of energy, no doubt influencing her bold color palette and active painting style.
Ann Marie was a Resident Artist at the Arlington Arts Center from 2004 to 2009 where she regularly had solo exhibitions and volunteered. She graduated from Virginia Tech Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Studio Art (honors painting concentration) and a BS in Marketing Management. Ann Marie is represented by the Cooley Gallery in Leesburg and Covet in Arlington.
This was taken downtown Charleston, SC on a relatively cloudy day. Some sun would have been stunning against the shutters, but it’s kind of neat the way it is! I love the crooked sign in this photo, I almost positioned the camera to not include it, but when I moved the camera to take the sign out of the way, it was less interesting.
Hey, you never know what works until you try it! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Center of Attention by Robert Lange 10×10″ Oil on Panel
Robert Lange Studios celebrates 10 years with a fabulous show… TEN! Opening reception this evening 5-8PM.
This gallery has been on the cutting edge since the doors opened. Always interesting, fabulous art!
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Read a bit about the show.. T E N from the gallery website:
Ten-Inch Paintings to Celebrate 10 Years
February 6 – 26 2015
Opening Reception: February 6, 5:00-8:00 PM (free to the public)
This February Robert Lange Studios (RLS) in Charleston, SC will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a group show featuring 24 RLS artists of past and present. Each artist will create multiple 10-by-10 inch works exemplifying their specific style, genre and subject matter. The exhibition will hang through February 2015 with ten-percent of the proceeds going to the John C. Doyle scholarship fund. A reception, featuring music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres will take place on February 6 from 5-8PM and is open to the public.
When considering how to celebrate the milestone of being open for a decade, RLS decided that an exhibition highlighting the wide diversity of work that has been shown over the years would be best. This show will be the 92nd exhibit for the gallery.
“In looking back over the past ten years, the only word that comes to mind is blessed,” says Robert Lange. “In ten years we have witnessed many of our artists’ lives transform. Some had just graduated college when we picked them up, most never having exhibited their work, and now they grace the covers of national magazines, receive awards and accolades and have exhibited in museums across the country.”
Veteran RLS artist Ali Cavanaugh, who recently painted the cover for TIME Magazine’s person of the year finalist, has created a new painting for the show. Karen Ann Myers’ who currently has a traveling museum show will be creating at least one new work. Another veteran to RLS, who has been voted best visual artist in Charleston for four years, Nathan Durfee has shown at the gallery since his beginning as an artist. For the show he’s created a series of three introspective dogs in cardinal costumes. “This show was a great opportunity to revisit one of most beloved characters: Bartholomeux, the dog-in-disguise. By focusing on his face and mask he becomes a vehicle for me to explore color and pattern in his costume. His closed eyes and quiet expression complete the narrative: dreams of what his costume could be and could have been.”
Lange when looking back said, “When we were 22-years old we decided to open a gallery. We actually sold our DVD collection to help cover the first month’s rent. Our goal was to promote emerging and mid-career artists with a focus on artistic and personal integrity. We could have never imagined this is where we would be today.”
Martin House plan (SL-1863) by architect Bill Ingram for Southern Living House Plans. This plan is 2,990 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. I really like that the garage doesn’t look like a garage! Also note the wonderful porches on front and back! This plan is more traditional than the open plans I have been featuring. There are so many different styles to love, and this is surely one!
Can the exterior be any classier? I don’t think so… I love it!
Martin House Plan SL-1863 designed by Bill Ingram for Houseplans.SouthernLiving.com
As I mentioned, instead of the open living, dining, kitchen space, you have more individual rooms, which is also quite nice. I like how the master is tucked away, and the library not far from the master… love it!
Martin House Plan SL-1863 designed by Bill Ingram for Houseplans.SouthernLiving.com
The upstairs has two bedrooms with a shared bath and private dressing rooms. How decadent!
Peggi Kroll Roberts. Peggi is known for her bright colors and loose style. She can make just a few strokes turn into a painting full of life! Ahhh, look at this painting. The color, the movement, the FEELING… I would like to be there with them right now! They look like a fun group!
Turquoise Vase, Two Creamers by Peggi Kroll Roberts
Peggi also paints with watercolor. Just look how colors placed in just the right way gives the object a sense of space. Peggi is well known for her workshops, check out that link! She also has many DVD’s for sale – all fabulous!
Award winning artist, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, was trained at Arizona State University and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Peggi worked as a fashion and advertising illustrator before making the transition into fine art. Using intense color and value to accentuate her subject, she moved into fine art with a bold palette, a love for small paintings and a very loose style that achieves a lot with a few very energetic brush strokes. She prefers to suggest reality than render it.
Inspired by her children she paints beach scenes and other aspects of their lives. She also breaks away from the conventional still life by painting scenes of cosmetics and the occasional coffee cup or slab of butter. Peggi’s work gives us a new appreciation of our own daily life.
I would say its been close to a year now that we stopped grilling hamburgers and started grilling turkey burgers. We can buy them already made up in the warmer months at Whole Foods and EarthFare (healthy grocery stores), but in the off months we just make them ourselves and eat them twice in a week (not sure how freezing them would be)? That alongside the fresh vinegar coleslaw, wow! It tickles your senses, and is an utterly fabulous meal!
I’m a little freaky about big hamburger buns. Growing up, my mom always used only a portion of the bun. Now I do the same thing, which results in a scary looking burger. REMEDY? Ahhh yeah! SLIDER BUNS! I buy wheat slider buns and keep them in the freezer. When it’s time to grill I pull them out and stick them in the microwave for about 15 seconds and they’re nicely steamed. I top my turkey burger like I do my hamburger, pickles and mustard. That’s it. I love the crunch of the pickles :)
If you’re making your own turkey burgers, take 1 pound of ground turkey (white or mix), and some crumbled feta (however much you like) and a handful or two of torn baby spinach. Make into patties and grill until done! You will not believe how good they are! The feta makes them super special!
Yosemite Renaissance XXIV by Debra Huse Best of Show Award!
Debra Huse. I love this woman’s work! It’s different. Fabulous colors and her style is one I absolutely adore. To try to figure out WHICH painting could be your biggest problem (and what a problem to have!) – each and every one is stunning! Take Yosemite Renaissance XXIV for example… How wonderful is that? I love the body expressions! The background lends itself to making the people stand out wonderfully but gives you a sense of where they are. Love it!
Sailors Delight II by Debra Huse 24×30″ Oil
Debra has some beautiful paintings of sailboats, just lovely. Check them out on her website… Debra also owns her own gallery, and a top notch one it is! Visit the Debra Huse Gallery!
Read a bit about Debra from her website, and check out all the WORKSHOPS for 2015! :
Family: Husband Randy Ressel Transportation: 43’ Santa Barbara Sportfishing Boat.
Artist’s Statement
I’ve been blessed with the talent of seeing and the passion for painting. Oil is such a luscious medium. Applying lots of paint – moving it around and carving out areas is fascinating. As a contemporary plein air colorist, I strive to capture the beauty of the moment, the poetry of the atmosphere, and the notes of colorful light with the spontaneity and energy of a painter intrigued. Not painting is not an option.
Ahhh, the dreaded boot! I’ve never been “booted”, but don’t think you are exempt if you drive something other than a car and park it in the wrong spot and/or for the wrong length of time. On the way home the other day, we saw this golf cart with a boot. Bummer… I’ve heard stories about people trying to drive off (in a car) with a boot attached… it doesn’t work. At all.
Charleston, SC keeps up with parking, so be sure to put money in those meters, and don’t park in the residential areas longer than the signs stipulate. You are almost guaranteed a ticket. To be safe from parking fines, head to a parking garage!
This was a fluke, but I thought it was a happy mistake for sure! Fred and I were on our way to Mount Pleasant, SC – the fog was thick and it was raining. The color of the break lights against the ominous sky was so magical I whipped out my iPhone and snapped a photo. How cool is this?
Have a great weekend! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Michael Situ. Take a minute to look through his website. His paintings are stunning. His color are just perfect. In the painting above, Heisler Park View – Just look at those shadows.I swear I can hear the ocean and the crashing waves, I can feel the sun, and those palm trees… amazing! Love the rocky shore and the great feeling of distance in this painting!
The Greenhouse by Michael Situ 18×24″ Oil
Another great painting, and for me, the reason it really catches my eye is the use of dark/light. Michael skillfully places his strokes in just the right location making the painting really pop. It’s nice that the details aren’t there, he’s left that for you to do… and it’s wonderful!
Read a bit about Michael from his website – click on his BIO tab to see more!
Michael Situ is a nationally recognized artist in the United States. An award winning artist, he is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, California Art Club, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and American Impressionist Society. He is a contemporary artist of the California Impressionist Style. He is known for his luminous and richly colored landscapes of the coasts, mountains and various scenes that capture his imagination. Powerful compositions, strong brushwork, a gorgeous sense of color all come together in perfect harmony, marking him is a masters of plein air painter.
At an early age he begin to interest drawing and painting, growing up in China where he completed his art education at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Situ developed a deep appreciation for nature and a passion for art.
Michael arrived in the America in 1989 and now lives in Southern California. He is a full time professional artist whose artwork has been exhibited in numerous national major competition and museums, national juried exhibitions such as the Arts for the Parks Top 100 International Competition, the Oil Painters of America’s Annual National Juried Exhibition, the California Art Club’s Annual Golden Medal Juried Exhibition, the Masters of Fine Art Salon International Juried Exhibition.
TNH-0-25. In my dreams, along with all the fabulous house plans, I love to look at plans of outbuildings. There are so many I like, I was looking for a plan with no kitchen. Our house is 2 bedrooms, which is fine most of the time, but another bedroom sure would be handy to accomodate the few times when we’ve had more than one person want to visit at the same time. Most of the time it could be used as a studio, but when company is in town the studio could become a guest room. A place to sleep and take a shower. How perfect is that?
What a dream it would be to paint without having to put everything away each time. This is my excuse why I haven’t painted in a long time… here is my scenario: Set everything up (in our sunroom, which we use on a daily basis), crack windows, position a box fan blowing air out, setup paint, palette, etc. Then decide what to paint (ok, this part is my fault I so know that, ha ha), then start to paint and BOOM it’s time to make dinner… clean the brushes, the palette, etc. Put everything away, close the windows, put away the fan, etc. And once again, no painting… sigh… So ideally, if I had a studio I should have no reason not to paint, right?
Our garage is in our backyard, so its not where a car can be parked, which is fine. If we ever built a garage, we would have to stay with the same foundation, we cannot change it or we would have to move it. So it would have to be pretty small. A friend of mine in the neighborhood built a beautiful garage/studio with fabulous barn doors… I love it… That’s what I want… but it would have to be much smaller… that’s OK!
Guest or studio space!
So this configuration would give you a place to paint, as well as cleanup. A shower would be nice when we work in the yard and get really dirty, nice to not drag it through the house. I love the light coming in the windows (and the ventilation). Nice that the steps are inside and not outside in the weather.
This is the side I love! This would face our pool – how cool would that be? I would see if we could use barn doors instead of regular doors. They’re so cool!
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