Michael's original oil painting, Jekyll Island View was chosen as the cover art for the Spring, 2009 Issue of Palmetto Banker. The magazine, published by the South Carolina Bankers Association, features an article by author Rachel Haynie, who reveals that South Carolina's banks are among the State's most prolific collectors of art. "With brushes and paints, chisels and fire, artists capture that sense of place for which South Carolina is celebrated."

When banks afford artists exhibition space, as Carolina First does, artists visibility is boosted. Michael Story said his landscapes were seen recently by Carolina First customers not previously familiar with his work.