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Click for order.  Carolina Oak (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) A local landmark, this tree was chosen from trees all around the US as the one for the treehouse in Kevin Costner's movie, "The War". It's a favorite for children of all ages to climb. Signed print. Buy it!
Click for order.  Beach Cottage Window (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) While visiting friends at their house on a barrier island, I noticed the array of vegetables gathered from their garden. I added a conch shell on the window sill and a "Rhett" jar (not a Ball jar!) in the shadows. Buy it!
Click for order.  Boardwalk (signed, numbered giclee on canvas, edition of 200) Deep in the shadows of the maritime forest, this boardwalk led out to the low tide beach still awash in late afternoon light. Buy it!
Click for order.  Daffodil Picker (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 200) Engrossed in her backbreaking task, this Gullah lady is working with vigor -- each bunch collcted means more pay at the end of the day. Buy it!
Click for order.  Long Row to Hoe (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 200) This lady, the Reverend's wife, was on a neighboring farm when we lived on St. Helena Island. It seemed she was despairing at the length of the row still left to hoe. Buy it!
Click for order.  Magnolia on the Green (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) I wanted to paint the lovely old Greek Revival home on the Point in Beaufort from a different angle, so I placed it in the background with a Magnolia grandiflora in the foreground. Buy it!
Click for order.  Morris Island Lighthouse (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) Originally painted to illustrate an article in South Carolina Wildlife Magazine and later included in the book, Carolina profile, this caused quite a stir. I depicted the lighthouse as it was -- with no black paint left on the stripes and no island left. Buy it!
Click for order.  Old Friends (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) While on a painting trip, I spied this lovely composition on a friend's porch -- a puddle of shadows and Victorian charm. Buy it!
Click for order.  Oysterman (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 200) Having "grabbed" a boatload of oysters with tongs at low tide, this Gullah man had to push his heavy boat off the oysterbank backwards from the bow, a not-too-unusual technique. Buy it!
Click for order.  Palmetto Moon (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) This was a last-minute painting to fill a space on the press bed for a print run -- but an idea I'd had for awhile. It's symbolic of our South Carolina State Flag, the crescent moon and palmetto on a dark blue ground. Buy it!
Click for order.  Raccoon and Oysters (signed, numbered giclee on canvas by Bill Rhett, edition of 250) Caught in the act! A raccoon in his most typical pose -- stealing morsels of 'coon oysters in the marsh at low tide, a regular nocturnal delight. Buy it!
Click for order.  Sailboats at Anchor (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) In the last rays of a rosy sunset, I saw these boats anchored out in the Bay. With the golden marsh of Fall and deep shadows in the foreground, I thought it would make an interesting painting. Buy it!
Click for order.  Sandcrab (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) A ghost crab is poised on tiptoe, ready to scurry away at the first sign of an intruder. Buy it!
Click for order.  Sandscape (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) A small vignette of life at the beach: a shell, a bleached sand dollar, and a wild pea vine, a mate to "Sandcrab" print. Buy it!
Click for order.  Shadows on the Marsh (signed, numbered giclee om canvas, edition of 100) This is the view from our front porch. It is a chameleon scene, changing in every light, but that morning the shadows draped just right, the sky reflected in the puddles in the foreground, and the sunlight dazzled the trees across the marsh. Buy it!
Click for order.  St. Helena's South Gate (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) One of the most stately and beautiful Episcopal churches, I chose to paint it throught gate on the south side. It was bathed in a beautiful fall glow that only added to the beauty. Buy it!
Click for order.  Barrier Island (signed, numbered giclee on canvas by Bill Rhett, edition of 1000) This is a painting of a little creek that circles behind one of our favorite places called Buzzard Island. Once a quarantine station, the island is now a deserted, part of the ACE Basin ecological preserve. Buy it!
Click for order.  Homes along the Bay (signed, numbered giclee, edition of 500) An evening view -- minus a few trees and such -- of Beaufort's glorious old mansions as seen from the Waterfront Park along the Bay. Buy it!
Click for order.  William's Dock (signed, numbered edition of 500, on canvas) On a late afternoon stroll, I saw this amazing sunset over our son's rickety, "teenage-architecture" dock, an unavoidable subject for a painting. Buy it!
Click for order.  Palmetto Beach (signed, numbered giclee on canvas, edition of 500) Since the palmetto is our State Tree, and an emblem on our S.C. flag, it has been an important element in our lives and in our history. Bill chose to paint this one on a typical barrier island beach. Buy it!
Click for order.  "A Boy and His Dog", signed and numbered print, edition of 1000 I also thought to subtitle this "A Dog and His Boy", since that's the way it seems to be in our family! Our son's flip-flops have the South Carolina flag motif on the straps, and the collar has our dog's name engraved. A good memory... Buy it!
Click for order.  “Beach Ball", signed and numbered print, edition of 1000 A study of beach toys -- just for fun! This, and the other two prints in the series, look very "beachy" when printed on canvas and then either framed simply or "gallery wrapped" so that frames aren't necessary. They seem to float on the wall. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Beach Bucket", signed and numbered print, edition of 1000 This is the second painting in the beach trio, a study reminiscent of a day at the shore. I was interested in the play of light, shadow, and reflected light. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Antebellum Cottage", open edition We have only one good photograph of Bill's grandfather who died in 1941, and that's of him with a group of artists painting on location in Beaufort in front of this very cottage! Alas, the cottage too, no longer exists. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Before the Storm", signed and numbered print, edition of 500. Near where we live, the Intracoastal Waterway makes a dogleg from Coosaw Sound into Beaufort River. Here, looking north in the late afternoon, you may see a boat hurrying to port before an oncoming storm. The sky, the thunderheads, and the light make an interesting painting. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Egret on a Branch", signed and numbered print, edition of 1000 This is a watercolor study of a majestic egret that chose to perch in a dead tree outside my studio. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Before the Storm", signed and numbered print, edition of 500 This "slice" came about as a printer's proof, a test strip of colors. It has since become a very popular size, one that fits well into a small, tall space. I like it to see it framed in a gold leaf frame embossed with a nautical rope design. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Cottage on the Old Point", signed and numbered print, edition of 100 This is from a watercolor of one of the more humble homes in the Old Point section of Beaufort, an area known for its magnificent mansions and expansive properties. However, it's the little cottages tucked away out of the spotlight that intrigue me. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Harbour Town", signed and numbered print, edition of 350 One of my favorite views of the famous Harbour Town Lighthouse. I painted it in "candy" colors to typify the essence of Hilton Head, fun! Buy it!
Click for order.  "Last Flight", signed and numbered print, edition of 50Q On a late afternoon run down the creek near our home, I saw a sky similar to this. The islands had become silhouetted against the strong colors of the sunset. After I thought I was finished, the painting seemed to lack something, and then it occurred to me: Inevitably, whenever you admire a sunset view, several birds fly rapidly across, trying to get to their roost before sundown! Buy it!
Click for order.  "Last Flight", (slice), signed Artist Proof This, too, began as a printer's proof, a trial color run. I liked the size so much that it has become one of my "standards", fitting nicely into a long, tall space. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Mallards", open edition We inherited this pastel study of mallards over the marsh by Bill's grandfather and thought it would look as a giclee print. It's typical of the Lowcountry area. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Puddling", signed and numbered print, edition of 500 I enjoy watching children playing at the beach. They concentrate so intensely on whatever they're doing that they seem to tune out the world around them. This little girl had found a small, deep puddle and was consumed by whatever it was she was thinking. Whether it was making the pool bigger, or deeper, or just making waves, nothing else mattered. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Sand Engineer", signed and numbered print, edition of 508 This is a painting of my "in house" model, our son William, when he was young. As with all children at the beach, he was completely wrapped up in his project, oblivious to the rest of the world. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Carefully", signed and numbered print, edition of 500 Have you ever made a drip castle at the beach? The recipe is to use slightly wet sand squished in your hand (consistency is everything!) and to allow it to escape between your fingers in carefully controlled drips. Forming ever-taller turrets on your castle is a fine art, but one that only lasts until the tide comes in. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Rice Fields", signed and numbered print, edition of 950 This is from an oil painting that our son did when he was twenty-one. He has always admired the expanse of marshes that spread across the fresh water rivers near Beaufort, marshes that used to be part of the famed rice plantations of the Lowcountry. The area is lush with wildlife. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Rookery", signed and numbered print, edition of 1000 There's a rookery near our home that we watch intently all during the nesting season, from nest-building all the way through to the chicks' first flights. It's non-stop activity with territorial squabbles, "gossip" and miscellaneous chatter. If you look closely, there are many kinds of birds hidden in his painting, just as there are in real life. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Egret in the Marsh", signed and numbered print, edition of 500 Our son has thankfully inherited our love of wildlife. This comes across in many of his paintings, sometimes with expansive views of Lowcountry creeks, or just a fragment of marsh to suggest the territory of an Egret. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Orchid", signed and numbered print, edition of 500 This painting evolved as a challenge to portray the complexity of an orchid, from bud to full bloom. He did this when he was twenty, one of his first watercolors. Buy it!
Click for order.  "Tidal Creek", signed and numbered print, edition of 1000 Actually, this is a print of the very first painting William ever did when he was eighteen, a little 4" x 5" study of a bend in the creek near our house. Buy it!
Click for order.  “Autumn Marsh”, by William Rhett III From an original oil painting that he did from memory – could be any Lowcountry scene somewhere around the next bend in the creek. Buy it!
Click for order.  “Tranquility”, by Nancy Ricker Rhett An imaginary riverscape with an Eighteenth Century influence. Buy it!