Ebbtide
The weather is still oppressively hot here in South Carolina, but I've recovered from my "Bah, humbug!" mood and have been working on some ideas for larger studio paintings based…
Seeing the Forest
Over the years, I have learned that there are cycles in my creative life. Inspiration comes easily in April and October when the weather is beautiful and the landscape bursts…
Edisto Marsh
Last fall, my plein air painting group spent a weekend at Edisto (say EH-dis-toe) Beach on the South Carolina coast about halfway between Charleston and Savannah, Georgia. This piece…
Spirit of the Trees
The roads to the South Carolina beaches are lined with old trees dripping with Spanish moss. This painting was inspired by a lane near Edisto Beach. When I started this…
Rethinking
This painting was started a while back as a demonstration for Trenholm Artists Guild. but it was never finished. At the time, I planned to have the distant bridge as…
Painting Large
These palmetto trees are in our east side garden. We originally bought them to add interest in a boring section of the garden where we couldn’t get centipede grass…
Old Barn, Lake City
ArtFields in Lake City was a fun weekend. Click here to see the prize winners. I didn't win a prize (this year), but I had a good time watching…
Moore Farms Botanical Garden
This small painting was completed on site during a visit to Moore Farms Botanical Garden in Lake City, South Carolina, last fall. According to the website, “the garden was founded…
ArtFields
ArtFields in Lake City, SC opens this Friday, April 25. Please look for my painting Maritime Forest at Southern Distributing, 111 N. Church Street. The painting was inspired by the…
Banana Plan
Now that the weather is warm, it's time to weed the garden and plant vegetables and annuals. I was looking for inspiration for planting and came across a photo of…