A simple moment with a friend
Presenting “Charleston Roadside ( Grackle )” “Charleston Roadside (Grackle)” Oil on maple panel, 5 x 8 For several years, I exhibited at the Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition in Charleston, South Carolina. I fell in love with Charleston and its southern beaches the very first time I visited the city in 2004. During a trip five years later, I was excited to show my work and visit and meet new friends, but couldn’t wait to see the beaches again. One afternoon before the show opened, Dustin Van Wechel , a friend and fantastic oil painter, and I found ourselves traveling down Palm Boulevard on the Isle of Palms . We ended up at the parking lot just over the bridge of Breach Inlet and were astonished at how many birds were there. I can remember sitting on the boulders along the roadside, watching the flocks of grackles fly up out of nowhere and then land on every visible surface, rest for a moment and then fly over the inlet and disappear into the distance. I shot as many photos as ...