CSS Palmetto State

The CSS Palmetto State was one of the more successful Ironclads built, she is depicted at anchor in the Charleston Harbor. This is my water color copy of a drawing by R. G. Skerritt, one of the most accurate naval artists of the War Between the States. His original wash sketch of this ship and more can be found online at the Naval Historical center

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-mr/palm-st.htm

Kensington Close Station Flower Corner

While we were in London we passed by this flower stand on the way to the Kensington Close Underground station. Beth insisted that I paint it, so I did.

Ringstrasse

While vacationing in Vienna we encountered the efficient trolley system that navigated the Viennese Ringstrasse