The Charleston Artist Guild is collaborating with Magnolia Plantation
on a exhibition of paintings of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Even
though the exhibition won't happen until next Fall, I though it wise to
visit the plantation to start scouting out painting locations and to
collect some additional reference photos .
Bruce
volunteered to come along as chauffeur and part time equipment caddy. (
He is incredibly patient about pulling off the highway for me to take a
photo of something I've spotted along the road, and very helpful in
holding my purse and camera so I have both hands free to do a quick
sketch).
The fact is I enjoy his company and he is a good photographer in his own right..
He
introduces interesting and different perspectives often pointing out
subjects I would have overlooked had he not been along. e.g. it was his
idea to visit the plantation's slave village where I got this and
several other interesting photos
It
is a good thing we went when we did. Most of the camellias were
already spent, and this years rains had knock off many of the azalea
blossoms. Still we did get some very good classic shots of the grounds
in bloom taken this one taken near the Administration Center Pond.
I
have numerous reference photos of Magnolia Plantation from visits made
in the Fall and early Spring but the none were in quite the same
weather conditions. Today was very gray and overcast, giving an
entirely different look and feel to the grounds..
..
some spots were almost ethereal and others very stark compared to the
exuberant photos I had taken of the same scenes bursting with color in
fall and early spring of previous years. ( see 11/20/10 "Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Photo Shoot 11 '10")
We both got some really beautiful photos.
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