EVENTS
BOOK SIGNING
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
11am - 3pm
Children's book author Diane Reynolds will be having a book signing at the gallery.
Looking for a heartfelt, joyful gift that will light up a child’s eyes on Valentine's Day, Easter or any day of the year? Meet “SPUD”, the delightful new picture book by Diane Reynolds and illustrated by Dianne McGee, that’s already stealing hearts everywhere!
Perfect for ages birth to 10, “SPUD” is packed with gorgeous, colorful illustrations that leap off the page. It is a sweet, story about friendship and gentle lessons that parents love and kids actually want to hear again and again.
2026 GUEST ARTIST
MAY GUEST ARTIST
JAY BURRISS
MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 6-8PM
With over 35 years of artistic experience, Jay Burriss has developed a distinctive style inspired by his lifelong connection to nature. Growing up in South Carolina, he spent his childhood exploring the outdoors, an influence clearly reflected in his work, which often features trees and winding paths that invite viewers into the scene.
Working primarily with oil paint using palette knives, brushes, and even his fingers, Jay creates richly textured pieces full of movement and emotion. He especially enjoys large canvases, where bold strokes and vibrant color bring his imaginative landscapes to life. His work continues to evolve, offering nature lovers an immersive and expressive visual journey.
JUNE GUEST ARTIST
STEVE MITCHELL
MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 6-8PM
Steve is an artist working in and around the Upstate South Carolina area. With more than 30 years of experience serving a wide range of commercial clients as a graphic designer and illustrator, he has recently been transitioning back to his roots in fine art. His first love has always been drawing and painting, with a strong emphasis on watermedia.
Regardless of the medium, Steve brings passion to everything he creates and enjoys sharing that enthusiasm through his artwork and his YouTube channel, The Mind of Watercolor.
JULY GUEST ARTIST
VINAYAK GODBOLE
MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 6-8PM
The central element in each of my paintings is the use of color.
Nature and people serve as elements for my compositions. Composing flat components in muted, layered impasto blocks invites viewers to explore and discover happiness.
I have always been curious about why people either like or dislike paintings. This curiosity led me to consider how feelings can be triggered by muted expressions. As a result, my compositions often convey a passive tone and gradually elicit a parasympathetic response.
I began my art career by painting portraits on commission in the ‘80s. I studied portrait and landscape painting at the Chitra Mandir Art Institute in India. In recent years, I have transitioned from oil and watercolor to acrylic and impasto styles, using palette knives to enhance texture and depth.
I am represented in a couple of Galleries in Atlanta metro and just recently moved to Greenville, SC in early December 2025.
AUGUST GUEST ARTIST
CAROL ANN GOOD
MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 6-8PM
Carol Ann Good grew up in Florence, South Carolina. She attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities as a dance major before continuing her studies at Furman University, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art. During her time at Furman, she discovered a deep passion for painting, particularly working with acrylic on large-scale canvases.
Drawing inspiration from her childhood near the Carolina coast and her background in dance, Good’s work reflects a sensitivity to movement, rhythm, and the vibrant palette of the natural world. Her paintings often explore the expressive qualities of color and gesture, translating the energy of flowers, landscapes, and still life into dynamic compositions.
As an art educator, Good brings a sense of curiosity, freshness, and spontaneity to her studio practice. Her work balances the fluidity of movement with a bold use of color, inviting viewers to experience nature through a lens of energy, harmony, and expressive form.
SEPTEMBER GUEST ARTIST
SHANNON McGEE
MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 6-8PM
Shannon is a native South Carolinian born in Iva, SC and having lived in downtown Greenville for more than 40 years. Leaving a corporate job in the late 1990s, he had an antique store on Main Street and the Westend Market for years where he began dabbling in artistic finishes on floors and walls.
His art uses Italian marble plasters and mixed media to capture unusual textures, colors, and layers on canvas and panels. Shannon draws inspiration from time as an exchange student in the Flanders region of northern France and later as an English assistant in the Pyrenees of Southwestern France near Spain.
Though his initial art was Italian marble plaster wall finishes in homes in the Upstate and Western North Carolina, it has evolved more to smaller, individual artworks (especially as he reaches Medicare age).
OCTOBER GUEST ARTIST
JANIE CULLEN
MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 6-8PM
Janie is a mixed media artist whose interest in art began in high school. She was drawn early to black-and-white film photography, finding magic in the hands-on process of developing film and creating prints in the darkroom. This tactile relationship with materials and process continues to inform her work today.
In 2016, as her life underwent a significant transition, her artistic practice evolved as well. After returning to her hometown of Greenville, South Carolina with her 3 young girls, Janie reconnected with art and discovered the healing power of creativity. She now creates vibrant mixed media works using collected materials—paper, thread, her grandmother’s buttons, etc. These materials are torn, cut, shredded, and reassembled into animals, flowers, and organic forms.
Through this process of fragmentation and reconstruction, Janie explores themes of resilience, repair, and renewal. The fragments become something whole, mirroring her own lived experience and the quiet strength found in transformation.