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Morris Island Lighthouse

Here's an oldie but goodie. I recently came across this pastel that I did in February of 1997. It belongs to a good client & friend. I was not the best record keeper in the past and it feels good to be able to document this piece. When it was done, where, who owns it, & etc.

Charley's

This little corner grocery store is located on Radcliffe Street. My son told me last night that his girlfriend, who lives right around the corner, goes there all the time, and that the name of the store is Charley's. I tried to capture the early Sunday Morning light. The two figures from the conte study in my previous post are standing right on the corner.

Figure Study for Radcliffe Street

A couple of Gentlemen early on a Sunday morning. Probably before or after church. In looking at the work of Alfred Hutty for the past 20 years, it is always amazing to me how simply he made his work, especially the figures, yet by doing so they become so elegant. This is what I was trying to do here. They will also be in an oil painting of a landscape of Radcliffe Street.

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.

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.

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.