Giving Thanks
November is a month of remembrance and thanksgiving, of grieving and celebrating. With All Saints Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving passing in quick succession, we’re on an emotional…
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…
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…
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…
Edisto Mist
This painting was inspired by the low country landscape near Edisto, South Carolina. Mist diffusesd the sunlight and silhouetted the pines and palmettos. The violets and cool greens reflect the…
You’re Invited
Come join me on Thursday evening at 1425 Inn in Columbia, SC for an exhibit of art by Trenholm Artists Guild. Several of my large pieces including Spirit of…
Morning at Edisto
This small piece was inspired by a trip to Edisto Beach State Park. The palmetto and pine trees are characteristic of the South Carolina low country. I was struck by…
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…
Standing in Shadows
On a recent trip to Edisto State Park, I was fascinated by the contrast of the dark back-lit tree silhouettes and the brilliant reflection of the sky in the marsh…