The Four Corners of Law
Charleston, South Carolina
23 April 99
Watercolor on hot press Lana paper
6 x 4", archival mat & backing to 10 x 8"
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For the life of me, I cannot remember where I sat when I painted this but I must have wrangled my way into someone's upstairs window though I seem to remember sitting outside. In any event, this painting depicts an unusual view of the Four Corners of Law (named by Robert Ripley as in, Believe it or Not!).
The Four Corners of Law describes the intersection of Broad and Meeting Streets where you can pick up your mail (at the Post Office), pay your taxes (at the County Courthouse), buy your marriage license (at City Hall) and get married (at St. Michael's). In this painting you can see the roofs of all but City Hall, which sits to the left of the picture plane.
Because I had a mail box at the Post Office, I walked to this corner almost every day — one of my daily delights of living in Charleston.
Every Sunday I post a new painting and story behind the watercolors I made while touring as a singer songwriter. Follow the stories behind the paintings of these serialized posts by working your way up from the bottom.
