January 1, 2014 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Journey Series #2

Mixed Media Worship Painting

Image 14 x 11" with Gold Plein Air Frame 22 x 16"

$525.00

May your journey through this new year

be filled with beauty and color,

 holding wonderful opportunities around every corner!

Wednesday Night Worship - The Journey Series

Wednesday Worship

August 28, 2013

Journey Series #1

Mixed Media on Canvas Panel

Image 11x14"

Framed Gold Plein Air 16x20"

$425.00

Our St. Andrews Worship Retreat was in Black Mountain, NC the weekend prior,  and our theme for the weekend was our journey - where we are, where we've been, where we're going - and in the midst of it all, "being" or "attentive to the present moment". Sunday morning I got the feeling that I was to explore roads and paths for awhile in worship, and sure enough, that's been part of the theme in the Wednesday night services lately.  So - it's a new season and here we stand at the next part of the journey looking down the path.  While the way forward is clear as far as we can see, we still have no idea what's around the corner. The only way to find out is to walk it out and walk it through. The good news is that we don't walk alone.

Spring is Here!

From My Dock

11" x 14"

Acrylic

We're back to Daylight Savings Time - its the best time of the year weather in Charleston, SC - not too hot, not too cold, thankfully not humid.  This scene makes me want to escape to Edisto where I grew up.  My father gave me a piece of property on Edisto before he died, and while I have no house there and don't know when I will, I'm grateful to have a dock which is about one year old.  It's peaceful and quiet there whether the sun is shining or a storm is brewing. 

"Back Road, Edisto" (Watercolor) by Amelia Whaley

Original Watercolor
Framed 16" x 20"
$350.00

Inspired by my grandmother's oil painting in the previous post.

Red Sky, Yellow Sun

Original Acrylic on Birchwood Box
6" x 6"
$80.00

Another in my July series, "The Evocative Landscape."

Around the Bend

Original Acrylic

5" x 7"
$145 Framed

Another piece in my Evocative Landscape series.

Sunlit Palmettos

Original Acrylic
5" x 7" Framed
$145

A new piece in The Evocative Landscape series.

Rest

Original Watercolor
3" x 5"
$35 Unframed
$75 Framed to 5" x 7"

As I continue to paint "The Evocative Landscape," it amazes me that a tiny image such as this creek scene, with minimal brushstrokes, paint and water can impart the sense of rest. I feel as though I'm on a raft, gliding down the creek, without a care in the world.

7 Trees - Orange Sky

Original Acrylic
14" x14" framed
$275 - SOLD

One of my new pieces for Artist of the Month "The Evocative Landscape" at Courtyard Gallery in downtown Charleston. I finished this piece late last evening, framed it this morning and hung it at the gallery on my way to Edisto. Received a call this afternoon that it sold!

Yellow Moon

Original Acrylic
5" x 5"
$75.00

This painting is part of my theme as Artist of the Month at Courtyard Art Gallery. I'm painting "The Evocative Landscape" and playing with color and texture in the Lowcountry.

Palmetto Study III

5"x7" Original Watercolor - SOLD

More of a landscape than the other studies. French Ultramarine Blue always makes Raw Sienna sing.

Palmetto Study II

5" x 7"
Original Watercolor - SOLD

Still painting away getting ready for Spoleto - I'm really not painting palmettos for the show but these quick studies are great "warm-ups."

Palmetto Study I

5"x7"
Original Watercolor

Well, I'm back - busy getting ready for the 2008 Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Show, a 16- day juried art show of approximately 110 South Carolina Artists - trying to do a few small studies here and there, in between the artwork for the show and keeping fresh art in the gallery.

3 Palmettos on Edisto Marsh

Original Watercolor - Sold
4"x6"

Another in the Edisto Landscape Series. A study for larger artwork.

Sea Rice and Moonlight

Original Watercolor - Sold
3 1/2" x 5 1/4"

A lowcountry romantic interlude.

(The painting is a little more on the blue-gray side than the color appearing on the image. )

Edisto - Close to Home

Original Watercolor - SOLD
4" x 6"

This marsh scene is close to land at Edisto that I'll build on in the future.

The Bend in the Creek

Original Watercolor - SOLD
4" x 6"

Another Edisto marsh scene. More to come.

Low Tide

Original Watercolor -SOLD
5" x 7"

Went to Edisto yesterday with fellow artist and gallery member,
Christy Crosby, taking along our painting gear and cameras.
We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day or better landscapes to paint!

Charleston Gate

Original Watercolor - Sold

4" x 6"
A glimpse of downtown Charleston on a sunny afternoon.

Marsh Ambiance

Original Watercolor 4" x 6"
The soft stillness of a Lowcountry marsh -
watery, elusive, a place of escape before the rush of the holidays.
A window of time to be thankful and to just be.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!