Author Archives: lucindahowe

Lucinda Howe is a Contemporary Fauvist landscape painter in Columbia, SC.
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Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Edisto

The road to Edisto Island, South Carolina, tunnels through live oak allées and skims the top of salt marshes.  And it passes many historic churches along the way.  On a trip to Edisto Beach State Park […]

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Cocktail Hour, Edisto

On a trip to Edisto Beach State Park in October, our plein air group checked in late in the after noon and set up to do some quick paintings before dinner.  I was attracted by the sun […]

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Early Morning Edisto

On a trip to Edisto Beach State Park on the coast of South Carolina in October 2015, our plein air painting group had cabins along the edge of the salt marsh.   The morning was […]

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Morning on Pitt Street

The Old Pitt Street Bridge in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is an old bridge that has been converted to a park and fishing pier.  I painted this view of the salt marsh from the bridge […]

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Morning in Five Points

The Five Points area of Columbia, South Carolina, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.  The popular commercial village offers restaurants, shops, and nightlife.  It was quiet when the plein air painters set up near […]

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You Be the Judge!

The Fine Art Exhibit at the South Carolina State Fair is a huge event.  The Fair opens Thursday, October 14, 2015 and the art is in the Cantey Building. I went to the awards reception […]

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Water, water, everywhere!

  Wowie, zowie!  This has been a crazy week.  Here in South Carolina we’ve been inundated with record amounts of rain (13.5 inches at my house) resulting in flash floods, washed out roads, power and […]

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Art at the SC State Fair

If you live in South Carolina, you probably already have the SC State Fair on your calendar for October 14-25, 2015.  With rides, fried-everything food, vegetables, quilts, baby ducks, and country music, there is something […]

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Wine at Soda City

Soda City Farmer’s Market on Main Street is open 9am-1pm on Saturdays.  It’s growing bigger every week.  There’s a variety of farm produce, crafts, yoga, and prepared food.  The About Face plein air group gathered […]

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Autumn in the Air

As the weather turns cool this week, I feel invigorated and eager to start new projects. Working on my recent series of water lily paintings has convinced me that working in a series am a […]

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