Flowertown - Counting the Days!

We are counting the days until the 2022 Flowertown Festival in Summerville SC on April 1,2,3. Flowertown was our very first outdoor festival back in 2015 and continues to be one of our favorites. We always try to bring new pieces to Flowertown as we kickoff our Spring Show Season! Our art is uniquely printed on satin fabric, producing bright colorfast images that are displayed without the glare of glass! This year we have several new limited-edition pieces that are limited-edition #1’s coming to Summerville! Here are a few of them:

Long White Bridge at Magnolia Plantation (26x40) - Note the leaning tree on the left side of the bridge - taken before the tree fell and the bridge was rebuilt.

Gate at Magnolia Plantation (26x40)

Tres Amigos - Standing Cypress at Lake Moultrie (26x40) - long exposure photograph makes for a calming scene.

Sunrise at Botany Bay (26x40)

Sunset on Shem Creek (26x40)

Ravenel Bridge at Sunset (26x40 portrait)

Also, new for 2022, we have modified our show trailer to accommodate some larger pieces. We can now safely transport our framed large triptychs (65 inches wide). we will be bringing a large Angel Oak triptych framed. Please contact us if you’re interested in one of our large frame triptychs. We have a few days to put a special request together and bring it to Summerville!

Large Framed Triptych (65 inches wide x 40 inches tall) - Road to Wormsloe

Please feel free to browse our web site (button below) and we hope to see you at Flowertown!

Our new Flowertown location in Azalea Park is VR34 at the foot bridge leading to the Bethany UMC.

Lynne & Howard

New Release - 2021 Favorites - Sale Ends Sunday 1/9/22

New Release - Ravenel Bridge - Portrait Orientation

Our customers have asked for a portrait orientation of the Ravenel Bridge. This Fall we were able to shoot the bridge with a portrait orientation. Sometimes you just need a taller piece of art to beautify an area. The Ravenel Bridge is always beautiful but the transition of light at sunset is pretty special. The portrait orientation and the up-lighting, accentuates the height of the structure. Printed on satin fabric, it makes a statement! Perfect for home or office.

Currently available in 26” x 40” on TrotterArts Store and we will be printing in 32” x 50” soon. Let us know what you think of this new piece!

2021 Favorites - Our Top Five

We are excited for planned shows and field trips for 2022 but before we move on, we decided to highlight our top 5 new shots from 2021. We tried to include customer interest as well as our own interest. This turned out to be a little more difficult than we thought!

Here we go with #1. Magonila Path was entered in the 2021 South Carolina State Fair Art Show and was a ribbon winner! A little-known fact is the annual State Fair Art Show is the largest Art Show in the state! There was quite the interest in this piece. It is now available in a 24” x 24” gallery wrapped piece thru the Trotter Arts store. Special price this weekend only!

In at #2 - Sunrise at Botnay Bay is always special and we were experimenting with longer exposures. Our learning curve for long exposures was pretty steep and because of our learning it was one our favorites taken in 2021. It is available as a 24” x 24” with a special price this weekend only!

#3 - We named this one Cypress Sunrise. It was taken on Lake Moultrie. We love taking field trips to this spot during sunrise. The colors don’t last long and its almost a sensory overload. The long exposure gives the lake’s reflection a nice smoothing effect.

Grove Plantation #4 - The essence of Southern Plantation Charm is captured in the live oak trees complete with Spanish moss and resurrection ferns. The focus of this shot are the magnificent Live Oak trees surrounding the plantation house.

Our 2021 favorite new triptych comes in at #5. This dramatic long exposure sunrise at Myrtle Beach State Park is a beauty printed on satin fabric and it is available in the large size 37” x 60” in the Trotter Arts Store.

Now is a great time to purchase some of our favorites and large triptychs on sale through this weekend. Pricing for 2022 will be slightly higher as the cost for satin, printing and shipping is rising. As always, our goal is to offer beautiful and reasonably priced art. Our Satin prints are generally priced well below similar sized canvas prints. Click the button below to shop now. Thanks for your interest is our art! Lynne and Howard

Oh Happy Days - Supply Chain Resolution - 3 Hard Lessons

Trotter Arts is happy to report that we have received satin and printed for the first time since September when the supply chain shortage hit us!!!! Hip, hip, hurray!!!!! Finally, a supply of Satin! To celebrate we are extending the Black Friday pricing on our Web Site Store until January 8th. We will also be adding new inventory to the web site as we get it stretched.

Three hard lessons learned for small businesses,

1) Contingency Plans are really necessary. We were at risk because we didn’t have a backup supplier.

2) Supplier Development is also necessary. Developing that backup supplier takes time and validation testing is required to assure product quality. A good supplier is vital and effective communications will help to anticipate issues.

3) During unstable times inventory can be your friend. Fortunately, we printed ahead for our Fall Shows and we had some safety stock that allowed us to fill most orders during the Fall. Sometimes, being lucky helps. We didn’t anticipate the supply chain issue, but we scheduled shows back-to-back-to-back and knew we needed to print ahead, so we invested in the inventory before the supply chain issue.

Included are a couple of pictures from our studio of the freshly printed satin. It feels so good to be able to print and create product for our customers again! We learned a few lessons from this hardship and will be better for it! Thanks for your patience during this time! Please let us know if we can help with your home or office art needs!

Green River Race - This Weekend - Special Price on Large Triptych

It is said that the annual Green River Narrows Race is “The Greatest Show in all of Sports” and for sure it is the largest extreme kayak race in the world. This year will mark the 26th annual race occurring on the first Saturday in November. Check out the link below if you would like a drone’s view of the course. Also check out our Special Pricing on the 37” x 60” Triptych of The Green River Kayaker.

A couple of years ago, Lynne and I hiked into the Green River Gorge to the Narrows to witness some of the race action. Although not an easy hike, we were impressed with the beauty of the Gorge and the skill of the whitewater kayakers who were racing! The beauty and relative calmness of the end of the race is captured on this triptych printed on satin fabric and gallery wrapped ready to hang in your home or office.

Between now and November 15 we are offering $50 off this large triptych and free shipping. We only have a limited quantity available to ship so act fast!

Guess Who is Flying In for the Atalaya Arts Festival

Some of Trotter Arts favorite feathered friends …. that’s who! White Pelicans, Roseta Spoonbills, Wood Storks and Sand Pipers will be visiting our Booth # C24 at Hunington Beach State Park’s Atalaya Arts Festival this weekend. All available as 20” x 40” limited edition prints which are printed on Satin fabric. But hurry our feathered friends may just fly away!

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We would love to see you at the Festival ! The Weekend weather forecast looks wonderful 80 degrees and low humidity…..come on Fall weather!

Newest Releases - Augusta's Art City Festival

Yawkey Way is a pathway at Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center. On a recent visit, we enjoyed the Live Oak covered paths. The Spanish Moss and the Resurrection Ferns seemed to draw you into the pathway. There is so much to see at this property near Georgetown, SC that we are planning a return visit soon. We will be bringing this piece as an impressive 32”x50” landscape to Augusta’s Art City Festival Sept 17-19. If you love Live Oaks you really need to see this Southern beauty! Its printed on satin fabric and its stunning! Perfect for home or office!

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Trotter Art’s next events will be Sept 17-19 in Augusta, Ga at the City Arts Festival and Sept 24-26 in Murrell’s Inlet at Atalaya on the Huntington Beach State Park property. We hope to see you soon!

Hunting Island State Park Boardwalk is a new triptych. We always enjoy this boardwalk when visiting. This piece was taken at sunset on a high tide in the marsh. Available as a 37”x60” Large, 32”x48” Medium or 25”x42” Small. We will bring a Large to the Arts City Festival! Hope you can come to see it in person!