A Painting Trip to the Lowcountry - Charleston, South Carolina

Photograph of Battery Park

We have been travelling to artist-friendly Charleston, South Carolina since 1984 to paint, exhibit our work and enjoy the food and hospitality of the South. We were originally drawn to the area because of its sleepy, undiscovered wealth of charms, both architectural and landscape, and would travel there from our home at that time in the Hudson Valley. While in no way is it Florida-warm in the winter, the climate at that time of year is quite pleasant compared to frigid New York, allowing for comfortable outdoor painting. Among the scenic opportunities are a human-scaled downtown filled with antebellum houses and old commercial buildings often with courtyards or gardens, cobblestone streets, a thriving port, pristine beaches, marshes and estuaries. Wildlife is abundant in these natural areas, and each year Charleston hosts the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, the largest wildlife art/nature event in the nation.

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