"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. #mlk #stayawake

More of this please. m.youtube.com/watch?v=SMiR...

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

Full wolf moon 🌕

Fox floating along looking at the clouds and daydreaming... shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #artsolace #daydream #shimkoart

New Roseate Spoonbill paintings in my shop shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #arttherapy #solace #mothernatureisking

Such a great weekend in New Orleans for my show opening at LeMieux Galleries. See it from afar: lemieuxgalleries.com/show/lemieux... #art #artbreak #shimkoart #artsolace #imagination #staycurious

A few new wildlife friends added to my online shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #supportthearts #artbreak

#ArtBreak Studio Sale still happening in my shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #artsolace #supportartists

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

Abstracts added to the sale too! shimkoart.bigcartel.com/category/abs... #art #supportartists #supportsmallbusiness #artsolace #supportthearts #notAI

Bluebird of hope + juicy watermelon = a little joy in this crazy world. shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #artsolace #supportthearts #shimkoart #joy #hope

Happy Monday. #art #artsolace #shimkoart #supportthearts

www.wakeupamericaofficial.org/resources #wakeup #staywoke #resources

Offering Art Solace in this crazy world...This cardinal couple and other lovely birds are perched in my shop. Today is the day my 18% off code: AUGUSTLOVE expires at midnight. shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #artsolace #cardinal #birdart #supportthearts #artisimportant #shimkoart

Hope & Knowledge is back from a show and I would love to find a forever home for this 40"w x 30"h gallery wrapped canvas painting. Message me : ) #art #surrealart #dreamroom #shimkoart #originalart #supportthearts #somethingdifferent #artmatters

Canopy Entwine Solace. Perhaps a comforting tree window wherever you like. On sale in my shop. shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #solace #artbreak #supportthearts #tree

A little something different in your abode? A gift? How about a back to school quick 18% off code: AUGUSTLOVE in my online shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #supportartists #supporthearts #shimkoart

Art Break ⭐ Great way to help me pay my bills AND you get a little art treat without busting the bank ❤️...so many li'l original paintings for $75 and under in my shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com/category/gif... #art #artbreak #supportartists #supportthearts #shimkoart #handmade

#artbreak Created a "BEAR" page in my shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com/category/bears "Watering Hole" original painting included.

HAPPY SATURDAY Upstate SC peeps, come celebrate ART at Greenville Center for Creative Arts. ART BASH 12-6pm (find me upstairs in the Gray Loft). secure.qgiv.com/event/artbash/ #art #gvlarts #shimkoart #supporthearts #artsolace

Excited for ART BASH Saturday at Greenville Center for Creative Arts 12-6pm. I'll be showing my art in the cool comfort of indoors. Come see me upstairs in the Grey Loft! more details: secure.qgiv.com/event/artbash/ #art #supportthearts #greenvillesc #shimkoart

Wake Up, America! I created this Wake Up! piece originally in 2017 as an urgent plea for all of us to activate our moral compasses and speak up. For those who have been silent, it is time to open our eyes, our minds, and speak out for human rights and human dignity. This year, I was asked to…

@thevelvetbandit.bsky.social #democracy?

Joy Flower. My offering of a little happy in your day. shimkoart.bigcartel.com #art #artbreak #arttherapy #joy

Happy Summer Solstice 🌞 add a little art to your abode for a touch of Summer year round: shimkoart.bigcartel.com

Dream Room Portent.

#ArtBreak Whale Sale in my shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com #shimkoart #whales #art

Rainbow Daydream Whale. Happy Pride! #happypride #pridemonth #rainbowseverywhere #allthecolors #love #art

Happy Friday! Here's an ART BREAK of Lowcountry sunsets captured in mini paintings. I added them to my online shop if you are interested in having one of these views on your wall: shimkoart.bigcartel.com #artbreak #supportthearts #sunset #shimkoart #painting #scarts

Art refreshment to take a break from the news 🍉 shimkoart.bigcartel.com #artbreak #art #supportthearts

💚 Take an ART BREAK and TREAT yourself to a painting...There's a SALE in my shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com/category/sale #supportartists #arttherapy #art

"The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants." -David Attenborough 🌟(Happy 99th Birthday )🌟 shimkoart.bigcartel.com

Paintings on small canvases make great gifts : shimkoart.bigcartel.com

Art happening’ in Charleston tomorrow (Saturday) 4-8 at City Lights Eastside 12 Line St. Take a break, grab a bevvie and see some art✨ #artbreak #art #charleston #supportartists #shoplocal

"Waterway Dress"...thinking about where the water travels, from mountains to the sea and what we eat out of those waters. We are all connected by water. shimkoart.bigcartel.com/product/flam... #waterways #watershed #art #connections #whatweeat #artbreak

Art break with spring blooms. Iris paintings bring you spring all year round. SALE in my shop: shimkoart.bigcartel.com #artsolace #art #flowers #spring #artbreak

#spring #hope

#artsolace #art #supportthearts

20% off code in my shop: APRILMOON shimkoart.bigcartel.com #artsolace #art

@booker.senate.gov putting HOPE back in the lexicon www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

don't be an April fool... #aprilfools #truth

In honor of 100th anniversary of "The Great Gatsby" #artist #fscottfitzgerald #quotes #supportartists

Some of the best teachers I had growing up were the ones who taught me how to learn, and like it. #education #learningtolearn #growth

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." —FDR, 1937

Hanging with my art at Drayton Mill Market in Spartanburg til 5 today ✨ #art #saturday #spartanburg

Happy Spring! Bluebird of hope #artsolace

Feeling slow lately...still going to keep going forward... #spring