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Leave Your Troubles in the Sea
As I made my way through the gate at Edisto State Park, I was greeted by the sweetest face and friendliest smile. "Just one, I told her"...

Charlotte Murray
Aug 26, 20243 min read


Art Life and Beginning Again
When I began my artistic journey I had very few tools and less knowledge about what it would look like to create a first painting. But I...

Charlotte Murray
Oct 15, 20232 min read


Last Walk down the Lane
Dear Papa, (My Great-Grandfather, Mr. Alec P. Vaughan, ) I decided to take your jeans on their last walk down "The Lane." That beautiful...

Charlotte Murray
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Hope Amidst the Ruins: A Retrospective Journey
On June 17, 2021 I opened my latest art show, a retrospective of 20 years, at the Stanley Arts Center in Hampton, SC. It was sweetly...

Charlotte Murray
Jul 15, 20215 min read


Beginning Again
It began in the most beautiful way. January 29 our family expanded by two of the most precious feet ever! Jeremiah Paul was born to...

Charlotte Murray
Aug 12, 20202 min read


Twelve Stones
When Dave and I had decided that marriage to each other was our future, we began to think about our wedding rings and what we wanted them...

Charlotte Murray
Aug 12, 20202 min read


Pruning for Best
It is late Spring around my yard here in the South. The Azaleas have ceased their explosive colors and are now putting on their new green...

Charlotte Murray
May 7, 20204 min read


Life Punctuated
May 5, 2020 The old joke goes that “Punctuation saves lives;” with the example: “Let’s eat, Grandma!” or "Let’s eat Grandma." And if you...

Charlotte Murray
May 5, 20203 min read


Lost and Found
Sometimes things happen that are so unbelievable, and extraordinary that you think to yourself – If I tell this to anyone, they will...

Charlotte Murray
May 4, 20203 min read


Fuel for Flame
Yesterday I mentioned Amy Carmichael, missionary to India. It seems so simple to just say missionary, yet she was so much more. There are...

Charlotte Murray
May 3, 20202 min read


From Threat to Treasure
Nacre (/’neiker/NAY-ker/naekre/NAK-re) also known as mother-of-pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some...

Charlotte Murray
May 2, 20204 min read


Exploring a New World: Sometimes it takes Fire.
May is my month to burn some ships.

Charlotte Murray
May 1, 20204 min read


Raising Brave
When my parents left their home of Hilton Head and moved to the country outside of Yemassee, SC a lot of new activities appeared on the...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 24, 20203 min read


Perhaps
All the messages blasting across social media and news outlets had me thinking that maybe I just didn’t want to add to the mix. I do not...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 23, 20202 min read


Ray Brilli - Artistic Treasure
I recently visited the Farmer’s Market at the Amphitheater in St. Augustine FL. It is one of the most diverse and interesting farmer’s...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 13, 20202 min read


Bill Mead - The Watermelon Sign
Somewhere around 2002 I was driving into Beaufort and passed a sign at a roadside farmer’s market stand. The sign was large, and painted...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 11, 20202 min read


Julie & Julia
Our lives are made up of moments. It is sometimes hard to tell which are the ones that will leave the lasting impression: moments that...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 9, 20204 min read


David Paul Murray - A Moment in Time
I have kept all kinds of journals in my life. A few years back I purchased an oversized empty book titled “Artists I have met and Liked,”...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 4, 20202 min read


The Lighthouse Choice
I hope that it encourages beginner artists to know that I didn’t start painting until I was almost 40. And that I basically “taught...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 2, 20203 min read


The Art in My Life
I recently created a new gallery wall in my home. I had long wanted to put a collection of original and prints of international locales...

Charlotte Murray
Mar 2, 20202 min read
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