Notes from the artist's desk

  • The Lowcountry Collection: How it Began

    by Amy Crabb
    "I have heard it said that an inoculation to the sights and smells of the Carolina Lowcountry is an almost irreversible antidote to the charms of o...

  • Thankful

    by Amy Crabb
    Reflecting on the past year and news on the upcoming Early Black Friday Sale.

  • Something Beautiful: The Making of a Collection, Part IV

    by Amy Crabb
    It was finally time to put brush to paper... in the midst of commissions, releasing a notecard collection and teaching some watercolor workshops, m...

  • Something Beautiful: The Making of a Collection, Part III

    by Amy Crabb
    I knew early on that I wanted to use vintage frames for this collection. I've always had a thing for the unique design and patina of old frames. I ...

  • Something Beautiful, The Making of a Collection, Part II

    by Amy Crabb
    (read part I of the series here) I mentioned in my last post that this collection grew out of a longing for beauty and a lost opportunity to live ...

  • Something Beautiful: The Making of a Collection, Part I

    by Amy Crabb
    The beginning of this collection started as a longing... A longing to be someplace beautiful, a longing to... reside in beauty. Not just to visit a...

  • Simple Summer Panzanella

    by Amy Crabb
    Ok. This recipe is a bit of a cheater. Panzanella is a traditional Tuscan bread salad made with crusty artisan bread, fresh tomatoes and herbs, oli...
    Posted in Recipes

  • English Countryside

    by Amy Crabb
    The inspiration behind my original watercolor painting, 'English Countryside'.
    Posted in artist inspiration, behind the piece

  • April Wrap-Up

    by Amy Crabb
    It is officially, gloriously my favorite season in Mississippi.  Springtime in the mid-South may not last long but it's perfect while it's here. ...

  • My Favorite Products for Watercolor Newbies

    by Amy Crabb
    If you're brand new to painting with watercolors, first of all- welcome! There is so much to love about watercolors- the unpredictability of the pi...
    Posted in education, resource guide, Watercolor how-to, watercolor painting

  • One year ago...

    by Amy Crabb
    It occurred to me that my website is making its' official debut almost a year to the day of my state's official lockdown.  March 12, 2020: my moth...