Spring Daisies on the back porch
April 13, 2012 at 5:45 am | Posted in south carolina, spring | Leave a comment
Eastatoe Narrows, South Carolina
April 9, 2012 at 1:37 pm | Posted in Digital Painting, IPAD, river, south carolina, spring | Leave a comment
Toxaway Keowee, South Carolina
April 1, 2012 at 10:49 am | Posted in Digital Painting, IPAD, south carolina, spring | 2 Comments
Table Rock, Fall colors
November 2, 2011 at 12:59 pm | Posted in fall, south carolina | Leave a commentTags: carolina, fall, rock, south, table
Oct 31, 2011 I decided to give myself another treat and do a digital sketch on top of Table Rock…
On election day, I decided to treat myself and go up for a hike on Table Rock in South Carolina. This is one of the more popular places to hike in the upstate, but on a Tuesday afternoon I found very few people. It’s a beautiful place but its a rigorous hike up as you seem to climb rocky step after rocky step. Unfortunately there is graffiti on the rocks but the hike does weed out the lazy vandals.
I did a water color sketch nearly 2 years earlier…
Appalachia, late summer
September 1, 2011 at 8:56 am | Posted in north carolina, river, south carolina, summer | Leave a comment
This is Matthews Creek, right outside my place…
Dupont State Forest, Brevard NC
Blue Ridge Parkway looking east
And the parkway looking west
I forgot what this mountain is called but you can see it clearly from the parkway lookout.
Table Rock
January 11, 2010 at 5:37 am | Posted in Digital Painting, south carolina, winter | Leave a commentTags: carolina, design, painting, pic, picture, rock, sc, sketch, south, table, winter
Winter is much different in South Carolina than it is in Ontario. The sky seems bluer and the light is clear. But this day it was unseasonably cold and you can see the ice fall on the side of the mountain. But there is little to no snow and so you have more browns and yellows to deal with. I like both climates and tend to enjoy painting snow with all the different values of blue and white. Table Rock is a great place to hike and explore, but it’s one of the most strenuous hike to the top. I’ve lived on the west coast and have hiked some big mountains, but Table Rock is almost a vertical hike from the beginning. I did some fall sketches on top of it and will continue to capture this great place all season.
Chatooga
November 18, 2009 at 4:38 am | Posted in chatooga, fall, river, south carolina | Leave a commentTags: art, carolina, chatooga, pic, picture, river, south
This river is a little spooky in it’s beauty. The Chatooga borders Georgia, North Carolina and the very north west corner of South Carolina. I like to visit it in the winter as there are little to no people and you have the water all to yourself. At the same time, you feel isolated and very lonely.
Jocassee kayak trip
September 7, 2009 at 4:19 am | Posted in lake, north carolina, south carolina, summer | Leave a commentTags: art, carolina, jocassee, kayak, lake, north, picture, sketch, toxaway
My good friend Bill and I went on a late summer kayak trip to the northern most tip of lake Jocassee. This man made lake seems very natural and full of wonders. Last year we saw a black bear on the shore while paddeling back.
Issaqueena Falls
February 11, 2009 at 7:26 am | Posted in fall, south carolina | Leave a commentTags: carolina, falls, isaqueena, oconee, south, waterfall
Jamming at the Hagood
January 14, 2009 at 3:25 am | Posted in south carolina | Leave a commentTags: carolina, hagood, mill, music, south
Ed Bolt, Dean Watson and pals can be found jamming on a saturday afternoon at the Hagood Mill. I love to sit back and capture the great music on paper.
Selugadu Cherokee Corn Fest
November 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm | Posted in south carolina | Leave a commentTags: carolina, Cherokee, hagood, mill, pickens, Selugadu, south
This is the corn festival held at the Pickens Hagood Mill. I love this place as it is one of the few original mills still in operation. They grind wheat and corn at these monthly events and this month, November is Selugadu, a Cherokee cornbread festival. They have traditional and not-so-traditional events with native american dancers from around the continent and bluegrass.
Chatooga!
September 12, 2008 at 7:22 pm | Posted in chatooga, river, south carolina, Test, Uncategorized | 1 CommentTags: carolina, chatooga, georgia, river, south, water
The mighty Chatooga river is the dividing point for Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. It is also filmed for the infamous movie, “Deliverance”. I love this place as it is very scenic and rather wild when the water is moving through. I went white water kayaking for the first time and was “baptized” when I tipped in class 2 rapids. Oh well. This is Burrel’s ford and I camped out there over a weekend. It’s also known for fly fishing.
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