Washington Street, Charleston, SC

Pencil and watercolor sketch of Washington Street in Charleston, SC. The house in the foreground is in pretty bad condition and is missing a good portion of its roof...

Reading

My youngest at bedtime reading for school.

Animals at Middleton Plantation

Sheep freely roam around and graze on the lawn.

A Cow and a chicken at Middleton Place. A couple of years ago we were visiting Middleton with our kids and they got the chance to milk this cow - our youngest stood a little too close to her head while my wife was getting them to pose next to the cow - apparently the cow didn't care for that much and knocked her down with her nuzzle...cue the barnyard drama...


My wife was in the right place at the right time - she was taking pictures in the butterfly garden when this hummingbird appeared - an incredible shot!

Middleton Plantation Rice Mill and Gators

Watercolor sketch from up on the terraced hill at Middleton Plantation looking down at the Rice Mill. Same structure as here and here. I'm really fond of that little mill for some reason...




My wife snapping photos of gators at the rice fields at Middleton Place - Alligators were everywhere.




Here's my wife's shot.

Middleton Place Rice Fields

Recently my wife and I took a day off from work and headed over to Middleton Plantation. We got the kids off to school and arrived at Middleton shortly after it opened - it was great because the weather was perfect and there was hardly anyone else there at all. While I spent the morning walking around sketching my dear wife shot photos (she wanted to try out a new lens). So this week I'll be posting a few of her photos along with some of my sketches from our little trip.

Walked around a bit and found a quiet spot


A couple of the groundskeepers quizzed me on what I was up to.


Watercolor sketch of the rice fields.

Parking Lot

Took a break from the excitement of cemeteries to draw a parking lot.

Train Trestle

Quick study of a train trestle.

Laptop

One of my dear daughters using the laptop.

Two Cemeteries

View towards Bethany Cemetery from Magnolia Cemetery.

Sullivan's Island Water Tower

Pencil & watercolor wash looking towards Sullivan's Island from Mount Pleasant.

Marsh View, Mount Pleasant

Pen & Ink with a little watercolor wash. This is near Shem Creek looking toward Downtown Charleston.

Pond View, Magnolia Cemetery

Pen and ink of a pond view at Magnolia Cemetery.

Concord Street, Charleston, SC

This is near the Waterfront Park downtown.