This painting (above) was commissioned by the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in downtown Charleston. “Quite an honor for me,” Nation said. “At 48 X 36 it’s a bit larger than most of my paintings. Its new home will be in the lobby of a floor whose theme is ‘Cruising in the Lowcountry.’ It’s my hope that it’ll provide many smiles and much joy to the hospital’s young patients and their families and friends!”
Good news! There's a puzzle coming featuring this print. We’re anticipating November arrival and a quick sell out of the first printing. Even more good news: at check out, the very first box asks you where you heard about these great posts. Enter the word GIFT and you'll get a free gift from Tate along with your appraisal order.
And on the Shawn Jenkins 7th floor you’ll see the work of Marius Valdes, who we discovered on Jack’s Cosmic Dogs Merch, and now has so many fun colorful products in his Zoo Valdes Society6 store and ValdesArt on Etsy. Valdes, a University of South Carolina studio art professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been making affordable, family friendly, and award-winning artwork since 2001.