Marsha Free

Painting

Savannah’s Little Lighthouse is my rendering of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse at the mouth of the Savannah River at Lazaretto Creek. It’s a combination of acrylics and watercolor pencils on 11×15 cold pressed watercolor paper. The history of the state’s smallest lighthouse is quite fascinating to me. It is quite remote and can only be reached by boat. In my youth, I used to always think it looked so lonely, out in the mouth of the river, when we would drive past it on our way to Tybee. Enjoy!

Painting

Heaven for a View is an acrylics on water color paper piece. Inspired by the views I grew up with, I wanted to try and capture the beauty of the marshes that not only I loved, but those that my dad and grandmother loved too. Created in June 2017, the month that holds both Father’s Day and what would’ve been my dad’s 76th birthday, this one is for Dad!

Painting

Augusta’s Beauties – my pastel piece inspired by the pink dogwoods at Augusta National. They were in full bloom during the Masters’ tournament this year and they were beautiful!!! Original is soft chalk pastels on 11×14 smooth Bristol paper. 

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The Tybee Lighthouse is an 11×14 water color pencil piece. It is my interpretation of The Tybee Lighthouse and it is dedicated to my dad for Fathers’ Day and his birthday (also this month of June). He grew up on Historic Tybee Island​ and always loved the ocean, the beaches, the marshes and the salt water. He taught me how to love and appreciate all of those too.