Still Life, Simple Pleasures – Artist Reception
Join us for a special artist reception celebrating Drue McGarty’s newest collection of still life paintings. This body of work honors the quiet beauty found in ordinary moments, blending the elegance of Dutch Golden Age still lifes with a contemporary Southern sensibility.
McGarty’s luminous, richly detailed paintings feature flowers from her garden, local birds, vintage objects, and intimate vignettes inspired by her Charleston surroundings. Her recurring use of poppies—a motif rooted in her life from childhood in California to her Lowcountry garden—serves as a gentle reminder of the fleeting, fragile nature of time.
In a world that often feels uncertain, McGarty’s work invites viewers to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover the pleasure of simple, reflective moments.
