This small painting was an early morning view from the fishing dock at James Island County Park. The tide was high so there was quite a bit of water showing among the marsh grasses. I […]
Category Archives: Plein Air
James Island Morning
Last weekend, the plain air painting group traveled to James Island County Park near Charleston, SC. This small piece was painted early Saturday morning from the fishing dock looking back toward the edge of the […]
Above the Broad River
On Saturday the plein air group had the privilege of painting at an old hunt club on the banks of the Broad River north of Columbia near Blair, South Carolina. We were on a […]
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 with color. But the summer […]
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 was painted from the dock […]
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 the portrait competition, looking at […]
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 in 2002 by South Carolina […]
Pecan Grove
This painting is from the Women Painters of the Southeast plein air event in Greensboro, Georgia this past weekend. The bright spring sunshine silhouetted the pecan trees and formed strong shadows in a vivid contrast […]
I ♥ Chairs
On a recent plein air excursion to the beautiful small town of Ridgeway, South Carolina, I was looking for a painting spot on Main Street. This bright green chair in front of a store […]
Tree and Lake
After a wet and cold week, a warm sunny Sunday inspired a plein air excursion to Clemson’s Research and Education Center near my home. I liked a backlit tree with the strong shadows extending toward […]