Savannah, Georgia: Fried Chicken, Iced Tea and Paintings

Fountain in Forsyth Park...just one of 21 beautiful parks in downtown Savannah

Scooters in Savannah...inspiration for a new painting

We took a brief vacation in Savannah, Georgia over the fourth of July where the moss hangs thick from the live oak trees and where the fried chicken is as good as it gets. Since it is the middle of summer, all the art students from SCAD seemed to be scattered out of town. Most of the art I readily found was tourist junk. I did, finally, stumble across one painter whose work was hanging in a nice home decor shop called One Fish, Two Fish...while we waited for an hour for the best fried chicken outside of Mrs. Wilkes on the humid street corner.

Knowing Home by Wendy Lea Martin

The artist, Wendy Lea Martin, paints on panel with a wonderful mix of abstraction and imagism. The painting I loved best was a horse with a bird, titled "Knowing Home". You can see more of her work on her blog.

Fourth of July celebrations

Neighborhood in Historic District