Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Rooftops, Charleston


This is one of those little back alleys that you will never see on a postcard. The brickwork was as much a bitch as having to lay it probably. The really cool part was the Confederate and Yellow Jessamine growing all over the same back wall.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Bachmann Seafood in Moonlight


Again one of my little moonlight scenes that you have to recall the color and light, and that's after a few days.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Hipp Family


This painting took me a while to finish but in the end it was worth it. I had painted these four children when they were just little babies on the beach. Well, they were typical teenagers when I was commissioned to do this piece. They are the children of Scott & Neel Hipp.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Bachman's Seafood from Folly Road with Herons


This great painting shows another lowcountry thunderstorm rolling in over the marsh. The with herons part refers to a small flock of little herons flying away from the storm - you can barely see them in the real painting.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Sunrise on the River at Folly Beach


You know how sometimes you just think about things that happened in the past as if they're right now or if they may just be impending. Did Yogi Berra say "it's Deja Vu all over again"? Well, everytime I see a cloud formation I know I will never see the same exact thing, ever. Here, in this climate though everything's possible. Maybe one day...