The weather forecast promised a hot and humid day with a heat index over 100 degrees. We picked up the cart at 7 a.m., and made our way through the woods. The alternate map, Corinna gave me, cut out the narrow bridge of the nature trail. We traversed through more longleaf pine forest. All was […]
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Friday….Painting Day at Cheraw
Yes, a day off to golf helped me decide on a subject, and I became a painting machine! Lake Cherokee stole my heart. A number of views were screaming to be painted but, since the temperature was climbing into the 90’s and the humidity rising, a shady spot next to the lake’s outlet won. We […]
Wednesday at Cheraw
Up and out by 6:30 a.m. I wanted to catch early morning light on Lake Juniper. It really is a lovely time of day. Returned to the cabin for breakfast with my love, then we picked up the golf cart. Because it’s the golf course’s slow time, we were given full run 🙂 I love […]
Tuesday Adventures at Cheraw
A substantial thunder storm saved us having to get up at the crack of dawn. Ranger Rick Smith advised me that just after dawn is a good time to view the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. I think, no, I know that’s why I’m partial to raptors and wading birds. They keep my kind of hours 🙂 I […]
Monday at Cheraw
We arrived at Cheraw State Park around 2 p.m. on the 15th. It took a little over 3 hours, mostly on Rt. 95, then at exit 164, we headed west on Rt 52. Living in Beaufort County, we really get an unrealistic view of South Carolina. Now I understand why our county is last on […]
Cheraw State Park Artist-in-Residence
On Monday, June 15th, Rob and I head for Cheraw State Park where I am honored to be their Artist-in-Residence for 1 week. There were 65 applicants, of which 10 artists were chosen. The South Carolina State Park Service offers this program to painters, photographers, potters, sculptors, weavers and other artists that they may capture […]
