Art News

Artist Spotlight: Jennifer Smith Rogers July 01 2013

     "I am fascinated with the fleeting light at day’s end because its drama and color changes so quickly,” says Jennifer Smith Rogers.  “It is the most dramatic time of day because you get the highest contrast between light and dark.  I am also intrigued by nighttime. Trying to capture the natural light of the moon, the artificial lights of the storefronts, lanterns and streetlights is both challenging and enthralling.”...

Behind the Scenes with Chris Williams June 28 2013

     Chris Williams, A Simple Tree Custom Picture Framing's production manager, joined the family-owned business about three years ago. His interest in woodworking led to taking classes at Trident Technical College. Although the woodworking program got cancelled, Chris was hooked and devoted himself to learning about the framing business, using power tools and understanding the day-to-day business operations of the busy frame shop.  "I saw it as an opportunity to...

Artist Spotlight: Nancy Hoerter June 21 2013

     Born in Amityville, New York, Nancy Hoerter grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Auburn University. Thereafter, she spent several years working as an award-winning designer and art director. Nancy has studied with several nationally-acclaimed impressionists, including Ted Goerschner, Kim English and Ovanes Berberian. She continues to develop and enhance her art through regular classes with Elizabeth Bronson, ASMA (McClellanville, SC), painting trips...

Artist Spotlight: Laurie Meyer May 16 2013

      “I am thankful to be blessed with the opportunity to do something I love. Painting has been part of me since I was a child and I still live for the artistic journey. I love rich color and textural strokes painted with gesture and spontaneity. I seek interesting designs with playful shadow structures in my street scenes and rich natural colors in my landscapes. Capturing light is a...

Kind Words from Betty Anglin Smith of Smith Killian Fine Art May 07 2013

We are very fortunate to work with Charleston's leading artists. Thank you to Betty Anglin Smith of Smith Killian Fine Art for her kind words! "I have been dealing with Carol and A Simple Tree Custom Picture Framing for over a year and have found them to be both very professional and eager to accommodate all my framing needs…their prices, quality of frames and turnaround time are all excellent…there are 4 artists...

French Quarter Art Walk - Friday, May 3 April 30 2013

THE FRENCH QUARTER ART WALK THIS FRIDAY, MAY 3rd, 5 to 8pm Jehossee Island Waterway, Mark Kelvin Horton, 12x16, Oil on Linen                Horton Hayes Fine Art 

Don ZanFagna Foundation April 15 2013

 We welcome the Don ZanFagna Foundation as a new client. Don ZanFagna is an artist, architect, and designer whose lifework both defies established categories and challenges rote notions of the role of the artist in society. Now in his eighties, ZanFagna retired near Charleston, South Carolina. His family, at present, is uncovering a vast trove of writings, drawings, photographs, artworks, collages, models, and ephemera that the artist amassed over his...

Our new website has launched! April 08 2013

We're very excited to have our website, asimpletree.com up and running.   The frames on our site, represent our best selling custom and ready-made frames.  If you don't see what you're looking for, we have over 500 corner sample at our shop in Mt. Pleasant.  Everyone is welcome to view our web collections, but you must have a retail license to order on our website.  If you don't have a...
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