Southern Streets

I grew up loving New Orleans and I visited at every opportunity. It always seemed more like a Mediterranean city to me than one typical of the southern states. 

 Every corner of the Crescent City offers new surprises and experiences.

Daily life in the "Big Easy" slows down to a more comfortable pace.

 The local architectural styles offer clues of earlier French and Spanish influences.

People-watching is especially fun here.

 The Creole City is like a lady who ages gracefully.

 One can't know the city without flavoring the night life.

 This is a cafe where I live, in Prosper, TX. It is typical of so many small towns that grew along the rail lines in the Cotton Belt.

A typical street scene in Charleston, SC.

 I often refer to these grain elevators as "Oklahoma skyscrapers!"

 Skyline, Prosper TX.

 This is one of the lovely mercantile buildings in Jefferson, TX

I had fun painting this "Sunday House" in Fredericksburg, TX. The Sunday Houses were built in town by farmers and planters for their weekly market visits.



This was painted from several photographs I saved from a trip to the South Carolina coastal islands. It was a memorable journey to the past.

 Downtown Bonham, TX - Home to the Sam Rayburn Library & Museum

 Afternoon rush hour in Italy, TX

 The world-famous Jefferson Hotel, Jefferson TX

 This is a "pre-ATM" bank in Prosper, TX

The Planter's Inn in Charleston SC

 Before there were paved roads in this part of Texas, there were dirt roads and rail lines.

This fisherman in Charleston seemed to me to characterize the South. I enjoyed visiting with him and didn't want to leave.