Sorrel Weed house, garden gate Metal Print

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Built in 1840, and designed by Charles Cluskey in the Greek Revival style. The Sorrel House is unique in Savannah in its symmetry of its 4 porches. Both General William T. Sherman and General Robert E. Lee have ‘guested’ here.

When I started, this was undergoing renovations. I prefer the look of the layers of peeling paint on the wrought iron hinting at the years of changing owners and architectural trends. It is a gate without a section to close out the world, and as such, bears a certain uniqueness and charm.

The house is included on standard walking tours as well as ghost tours...as for the latter, it has been featured on several television shows exploring ghosts and other things that go bump in the night. Evidently, the traces of the original "haint blue" paint on the upper rear porch stucco ceiling didn’t do much good.

Included in my "Gates of Savannah" book and my "Scenes of Savannah" book.

I am just an old grandmother soul that has been creating since I first got a chubby baby fist on a crayon. For decades, I have worked in a variety of media, in many sizes, and in several themes. Some may reoccur and occasionally mingle with others. My artwork sprawls from impressionist over to, but never reaching, absolute realism. It reflects my life, mental state and interests. I adore dramatic color and very often lean towards a blue/orange dynamic. Skies are rarely calm, buildings should look old and lived in, and people should make you wish you could meet them. I don't exactly have a 'chosen art form'. I began with hand-built figures, added watercolors, then acrylics. Along the way, I have tried marble, bronze-casting... I...