I was called to be an artist. And as an old old midwife said to me "If the Lord wants you to do something, you won't have no good luck' til you do." So, here I am, sharing what I love, longing to illuminate the work of art, which is everywhere.
My Lady, My last book has a catchy cover that is getting much coverage. My publisher says that when a person looks at a book he takes three seconds to decide if he will buy it by its cover. Check it out. Pull up om Amazon: “Sam Lybrand’s book – 16 Generations of Lybrands”. Keep up the good work. Sam
Welcome to my blog about the Lowcountry of South Carolina, a place proud with beauty, history and art. Sometimes we feel a call, to be, to go, to do. I was called to be an artist, and as an old midwife from Alabama said, “If the good Lord wants you to do something, you won’t have no good luck until you do it.”
So here I am writing about what I know, about the 'under glimmer' as the poet Basho, says, the way I have learned to see, to notice. I am inspired by, and talking about the history and art and culture of this place that has called me to herself. By the ancestors.
My background includes a degree in fine arts from a small private college in Florida, and before that, four years of all girls' boarding school in Asheville. I worked as a professional photographer, helped my children grow up, and now and I love seasoned things, good food, better conversation, beauty, my beloved and beautiful Italian Greyhound, Beau. Moved by the sacred places and stories of this beautiful historic land called the Lowcountry, I am here in spirit and I hope to infect you with my love of this place.
Charleston Through an Artist's eye 
My Lady, My last book has a catchy cover that is getting much coverage. My publisher says that when a person looks at a book he takes three seconds to decide if he will buy it by its cover. Check it out. Pull up om Amazon: “Sam Lybrand’s book – 16 Generations of Lybrands”. Keep up the good work. Sam
Lovely. I have enjoyed seeing each day’s painting! Thanks ! Mary Sue
Thank you so much, Mary Sue. That means so much. I got your email, but lost it, before I could reply!