Folly Beach House

Folly Beach House
South Carolina
23 December1997
Watercolor on cold press Lana paper
6 x 4", archival mat & backing to 10 x 8"
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It's been a long time since I was last in Charleston so I'm not sure if this house is still standing. When I lived there, this was one of the last beach front houses on Folly Beach remaining from the pre-Hurricane Hugo era. it seemed like a very comfy, old-timey place with the last stand of palmettos on the beach front. The house was my personal Folly Beach landmark because there was a small public parking lot along side it with a board walk leading to a good spot on the beach. Each time I pulled into the lot, I had a feeling of coming home. Part of that was arriving at the beach but part had to do with the feel of the house.

As you can see by the date, I painted this two days before Christmas. At some point in the painting, I dropped my tiny brush into the sand between the open steps leading down from the boardwalk and spent considerable time digging around for it. Found it, rinsed it off and got back to work.

I never saw anyone going in or out of the house and was never quite sure if it was used and, if so, how often. I am sure that in it's heyday, it housed some happy campers with sandy feet and salty hair. If I continue to muse on the place, I'll start longing for the beach...

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