Monday, July 16, 2012

Stormy Low Country

In May, I visited some friends in Charleston, South Carolina and I painted this from one of the hundreds of photos I took while I was there.  Of course, in the photo, the sun was shining and the sky was a beautiful blue.  We went to a plantation which had really beautiful grounds and this was one of the views.  The day before, there was a tropical storm watch and a threat of a hurricane - all very exciting/scary so this is my artistic combination of the nice view and the stormy weather.   I think I will also paint the scene with the sun shining, as it is in the photo, later this week.

Charleston is such a beautiful city with such charming people.  I really had a wonderful time and I look forward to painting more of the local scenes and visiting there again some day.

Stormy Low Country
Image Size 6" x 6"
Oil

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Posted by Nancy Goldman at 6:00 PM
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8 comments:

  1. martinealisonJuly 16, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    Je ne connais pas votre région du tout, cependant je suis très admirative de cette dernière peinture avec ce ciel exceptionnel...
    Le ton de l'atmosphère est donné... Très jolie peinture.

    Gros bisous à vous.

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  2. Autumn LeavesJuly 17, 2012 at 2:50 AM

    Oh I do think this is beautiful, Nancy! I love storms myself so am immediately arrested by the darker light in this piece. Love the tall grasses in front too, as well as the weight balance by adding in the taller tree on the right side.

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  3. Jerry StocksJuly 17, 2012 at 6:40 AM

    Nancy, can't believe you were so close by. I live next door to Charleston in Beaufort. We must get together next time you come. I just love this painting. You really captured the Lowcountry.

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  4. Nancy GoldmanJuly 17, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    Merci Martinealison.

    Thank you Sherry. We have such bland weather here that I'm always excited to see stormy skies and lots of clouds. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about our bland weather. : )

    Thank you Jerry. I didn't realize you lived so close to Charleston. It's nice to hear from you. Have you been painting?

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  5. hmuxoJuly 17, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Wonderful piece, Nancy!! You can see how stormy the day looks!!! Love the clouds...

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  6. Nancy GoldmanJuly 17, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Thank you Hilda. I love painting clouds in oils and pastels - not so much in watercolor.

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  7. SadamiJuly 18, 2012 at 5:58 AM

    Dear Nancy,
    You make beautiful work! I particularly love your watercolour paintings full of colours, life and sense of humour!! Please keep up. Thank you for visiting my blog.
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  8. Nancy GoldmanJuly 18, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Thank you Sadami. I enjoyed visiting your blog. Your style is very fresh and fun.

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