Everybody in Beaufort knows Mark Guilloud is an animal lover. He’s been a respected and beloved veterinarian here for years. But what you might not know is that after treating animals at his clinic all day, Mark typically spends his nights drawing, painting and sculpting them in his art studio.

            “Animals in motion . . . a sculptural expression,” a new exhibit at the USCB Gallery, will introduce Mark Guilloud, the artist, to those who haven’t seen this side of the good doctor. The exhibit will include drawings, oil paintings and relief sculptures, all of animals.

Pat Conroy's work as a novelist and a memoirist has indelibly shaped the image of the American South in the cultural imagination. His writing has rendered the physical landscape of our own South Carolina Lowcountry familiar to legions of readers, and it has staked out a more complex geography as well, one defined by domestic trauma, racial anxiety, religious uncertainty, and cultural ambivalence.   

By Margaret Evans, Editor

It’s still springtime, and my Adventures in Nature continue apace. I’ve come to rely on them as an antidote to all the noise and chaos out there – maybe even a permanent vaccination, though I’m still experimenting with that theory. Much testing left to do.

Are you looking for a few new and easy brunch recipes? Try these! There's something for everyone – including ham, bacon, salmon, spinach, mushrooms, jalapenos and a variety of cheeses.