"Ol' Glory" SOLD

9"x12" Oil on Linen Panel   SOLD

I recently participated in a Saturday Plein Air Paintout in Downtown Charleston, SC.  This was one of the three I painted that day. 
The Charleston Artist Collective's next theme is RED and my thought is to use this as one of my entries; the red stripes of the American Flag next to St. Michael's Church could be considered the focal point, or is it the Glory that the Church represents?

"Three Palms" SOLD

9"x12" Oil on Linen Panel   sold

Another exercise in painting the negative shapes.  My vantage point where I painted this was standing on the beach at low tide looking up at the hilltop dunes.  There is a sheen or shine on the image so I may retake the photo.  All in all it was a spectacular day to be outside painting!

"Beach Rocks"

9"x12" Oil on Linen Panel

Fort Moultrie beach was the site for this painting.  The rocks were making gorgeous patterns of light and dark as the tide was ebbing out.

"Elk Lake Sunset"

11"x14" Oil on Gessoboard

This is a Lake in Michigan . . painted for a friend from a photo taken at sunset.  I would like to retake this image as it has a "shine" from the light reflecting off of the oil paint.



"Old Time Shrimpers" SOLD

16"x16" Oil on Board   SOLD

Shem Creek and its surroundng marshes have loads of shrimp boats of the large variety.   I imagined just how many cast net loads of shrimp these small old, rusty boats have seen over the years.

Portrait of Emma in Progress

20"x16" Oil on Linen panel
Almost complete. . . this one is a work in progress

Portrait of Isabella in Progress

20"x16" Oil on Linen Panel

This is only the beginning of this portrait but I like how it started out.  I'm painting one of her sister, Emma, as well.  Emma's is nearly finished.

"Tree Study" SOLD

5"x7" Oil on treated 400 lb. Watercolor paper   SOLD

I had such a fun time painting this.  The weather and painting conditions were so perfect that I just didn't want to stop painting!  This view is part of the distant tree line at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island.  Trees here are so wind-blown from years of the ocean's breezes that even on a calm day, they appear frozen in a perpetual "blown-over" state.

"Palm Sentries"

9"x12" Oil on Linen Panel
Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island offers so many beautiful views from which to paint.
I was standing in the shade of a huge Palm Tree when I painted this.  The ocean is just beyond the row of distant trees and the cool ocean breezes kept me nice and cool on this warm, sunny day.

"Observation Post" SOLD

16"x16" Oil on Board   SOLD

Inspired by an earlier post, "A View For Two"

This one will be in an upcoming show in Downtown Charleston, SC on October 26th at "Stems" located on Coming Street.

This was painted today, and what a perfect day it was to be out painting!  Perfect!

"Ashem At High Tide" SOLD

8"x10" Oil on GessoBord   sold

I was one of a half-a-dozen painters who had privileged access to a little known 55 acres of pristine beauty right in the heart of Charleston, SC.

This was painted en plein air ~ alla prima

"Peaches"

8"x16" Oil on Board

The Charleston Artist Collective is celebrating its One Year Anniversary with an Exhibit/Art Show October 26 in Downtown Charleston, SC.  This is one piece that will be there.  Hoping you will too.

"Red Tin Roof" SOLD

8"x10" Oil on Linen                                                SOLD

Fauvism is the inspiration for this colorful painting depicting a friend's gorgeous garden shack.  Check out the Charleston Artist Collective's site.

"Shem Creek Bar & Grill" SOLD

8"x10" Oil on Gesso Board   SOLD

Another one for October's Theme: "Fauvism"

"Hanging Out To Dry"

10"x8" Oil on Linen Panel

October's Theme for the Charleston Artist Collective is Fauvism~

A white table cloth and a beautiful, quirky garden Shed - complete with a red tin roof - make for a focal point.

"Fauvistic Still Life" NFS

8"x10" Oil on Linen Panel   Charitable Contribution
Sunflowers, a Starfish and a square bowl of fruit. . . all painted in the crazy colors of the Fauvism style.

"Coleman Boulevard Bridge" SOLD

8"x10" Oil on Linen Panel   SOLD
For the Charleston Artist Collective, the crazy colors of "Fauvism" is our Theme for October. . .
this was painted on location, en plein air, on Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant looking back at the Coleman Boulevard Bridge which crosses Shem Creek.

32"x36" Oil on Canvas

An Encore presentation of a plein air painting I did of this site overlooking the Charleston Harbor toward Fort Sumter.

"The Long & Winding Road" SOLD

16"x8" Oil on Board   SOLD

Another gorgeous day in the Lowcountry! 

This is one of the Sullivans Island Plein Air Painters' (SIPP) favorite painting spots. 

It's been a while since we've painted what we've affectionately dubbed "Susie's Path"

and it was good to be back.

"Like Under The Tuscan Sun"

16"x16" Oil on Board

I am participating in an upcoming Art Exhibit with our group, The Charleston Artist Collective, and this will be one of my paintings available I plan to show.

The Tuscan Urn, the Straw Sun hat and the Sunflowers make me think of European countrysides like Southern France or the Tuscan region of Italy.