Although I found the shape of the house interesting by itself, I inserted the fence in the foreground to further anchor the compositional elements.
Watercolor on paper: 7¾"x 8½"
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This house sits on the beach at Sullivan's Island overlooking downtown Charleston. It survived Hurricane Hugo, retaining it's pre-storm character and cottage charm today.
Oil on canvas: 9"x 12"
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I liked the idea of doing this pencil and pastel house portrait from a straight-on vantage point. The symmetrical balance of this sixty-year-old home contributes to its character and charm. The grandiose front entrance is a dominate architectural feature, combined with the second-story palladium window above to neatly divide the house in half.
Pencil and pastel on paper: 12"x 16"
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On one of my favorite spots at Sullivan's Island stood this little beach house just waiting to be painted. I loved how the morning sunlight warmed the screen porch and reflected in the upper window.
Watercolor on paper: 7½"x 10"
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I started with a warm, sienna-tinted paper as a foundation color prior to rendering this stately old neighborhood home. Then by building other tones of brown and white on top, I gradually brought the forms to life.
Charcoal and pastel on paper: 12"x 16">
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I approached the painting of this large, stucco-surfaced home similar to the way I would treat a landscape. I attempted to simplify all the various angles and exterior shapes while building colors on top of one another in a layering process. I typically start with a charcoal drawing underneath, then gradually build my pallet of colors from dark to light, trying to save only a few highlights for last.
Pastel on paper: 13"x 20"
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As I reached the sand at the end of the path, I looked back to view the top half of the house protruding oddly above the thick vegetation. In rendering this drawing, I tried following the texture of the gesso I had already applied in order to suggest the detail in the sea oats and grasses.
Graphite on board: 5"x 6"
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Having lived in southeastern Pennsylvania, I try to spend time driving through the back roads near the Amish country whenever I return there. On this particular afternoon, I was struck by this solitary silo of brilliantly lit orange, which contrasted against a subdued backdrop of late winter browns and greens.
Watercolor on paper: 11"x 16"
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The Alumnae Hall building was part of the original campus at Columbia College, a private school in Columbia, South Carolina. This moonlit campus scene was commissioned for the front cover of their annual report and won a Gold Addy Award that year.
Charcoal and pastel on paper: 13½"x 11"
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