Frankie Bush

Darlington County
Watercolor

Inspiration for my work comes from the beauty that is around us. Each of my paintings is a personal response to that beauty. My watercolor paintings are done in the studio. I photograph nature to get my ideas and record details that people often don’t see. As I work I am concerned about design, color and shadow. I continue to evolve as an artist.

I chose watercolor about two years ago as my sole medium. There is excitement to the transparency and the opaqueness of watercolor that allows for the bold as well as the delicate. I invite the viewer to share my experiences of painting flowers in close focus.

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MJ Martin

Chesterfield County

Handweaving & Spinning

MJ is a professor at Northeastern Technical College in Cheraw, SC. 

Suzanne Muldrow

Darlington County
Photography

Holly Beaumier

Holly Beaumier
Darlington County
Ceramics/Earthenware, Jewelry, Furniture 

Find Holly's work on her artGinko website and her Facebook page. 

Denny Stevenson

Marlboro County 
Oil Painting

I graduated Bennettsville high school in 1973, 1978 BFA from Coker College, 1979 studied at the Maryland institute of art for a year of a grant for painting from the Greenshields Foundation, 1983 MFA from University of South Carolina. worked for 6 years as an artist in the field of comics. I bought a business which I still own today. In 1995, started painting and teaching art again. Since then I have won numerous awards and have works in many collections in SC, GA and NC.

I work in oils and love to paint the human figure and the local Pee Dee and low country landscapes. I try to paint them in a way that is unique and is the way I see both subjects.

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Linda Humphries

Darlington County
Photography 

I have had a love affair with photography all of my life.  I enjoy capturing a moment in time and looking for what others have overlooked.  I seek the unusual in everyday subjects.  I taught art for thirty four years and I apply the elements and principals that I used so often to my photography.  I also use my photography as inspiration for my paintings.

My photographic adventure started with a Kodak Instamatic in the sixties and has evolved to a Nikon Digital Single Lens Reflex.  My latest passion in photography is High Dynamic Range or HDR.  I love the richness of color, the range of values, and the range of detail produced when the various exposures are combined.  I have been experimenting with this technique and I am very pleased with my results.

My goal is to achieve the best photos possible with only the camera.  I try not to depend on Photoshop too heavily.  I prefer photos that are not over-processed.  My hope is that others will appreciate my photographs as well as I enjoy making them.

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Heidi Bond

Darlington County
Acrylic Painting

My dog paintings are simple, humorous and full of spirit, as are the creatures they depict.  I have exhibited paintings in Virginia and the Carolinas for several years.  I often make paintings available to animal rescue groups and shelters for fundraising efforts.  

I can be contacted at rl_bond@mindspring.com .

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Beth Wicker

Beth Wicker
Chesterfield County
Handmade Jewelry




Visit Beth online at www.bethwicker.com.

Barbara Mellen

Barbara Mellen
Florence County
Handmade Jewelry

To see Barbara's work, visit her website at www.glassearringlady.com or call her at (843) 317-1732 to find out if she is featured in a gallery near you.

Carolyn Atkinson

Carolyn Atkinson
Darlington County
Mixed Media/Collage

Carolyn is currently the president of Black Creek Arts Council of Darlington County.