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#tbt to when I used to hand paint black hair dye around Lou’s spots and turn him into a leopard 🐆🐆🐆
Picture from a 2010 dye job 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
#leopardlou

Been working on a few dog portraits lately...this one, of Lexie, belongs to @jessicarjoyner - who won my animal portrait giveaway!!
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#bygret #gretmackintosh #dogportrait #acrylicpainting #kingcharlescavalier #beachdog

Just watching the sunset on the Stono last night 😍
@foxthedalmatian

The full 30”x 30” piece 👐🏼
An acrylic painting with a very shiny epoxy finish that makes the boats look like they’re floating 💫
(For a glimpse at the detail of some of the tiny boats, see my last post 👉🏼)
*available for purchase .
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#bygret #gretmackintosh #acrylicpainting #coastalliving #southernliving #charleston #aeriallandscape #yachtlife #saltlife 😂 #dsart #dscolor #abeautifulmess #createmagazine #jealouscurator

A detail of a few of the teeny boats on this 30”x 30” piece - acrylic on wood panel with an epoxy finish 💦
*available for purchase
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#bygret #aeriallandscape #coastalliving #whiteboats #acrylicpainting #dsart #dscolor #yachtlife #saltlife #southernliving #gretmackintosh #abeautifulmess

• Lighthouse Creek •
30” x 30”
acrylic on panel with epoxy finish / custom rustic wood floater frame by @barrierislandboatbuilders (The area of marsh depicted is located between James Island and Morris Island, SC) // Available for purchase 💥
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#bygret #acrylicpainting #waterways #lowcountry #charleston #southcarolinaart #gretmackintosh #aeriallandscapes #landscapearchitecture #coastalliving #southernliving #coastallandscapes #dsart #dscolor

A long walk to the river with 🦊 on the first day of spring 🌸
#azaleaseason

Big and lil Charleston harbor paintings side by side ✨
(Hanging in the foyer of the Gateway Commercial building @ 235 Magrath Darby Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC)
Available for purchase 💥
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#bygret #charlestonartist #aeriallandscapes #coastalliving #southernliving #dsart #dscolor #map

Kiawah Island (pre epoxy and frame)
24x48
acrylic on wood panel
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#bygret #kiawahisland #aeriallandscape #coastalliving #southernliving #dsart #dscolor #landscapearchitecture

An interpretation of the 4 seasons (based an area of marsh just out from McClellanville, SC) • winter/fall/summer/spring • all sitting pretty in a row 🌈 in the foyer of a new building in Mt Pleasant, SC - we’ll have a reception there in celebration some time in April - details to come 💫
**work available for purchase through @reduxartcenter .
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#bygret #gretmackintosh #coastalliving #southernliving #mcclellanville #aeriallandscape #lowcountry #southcarolina

A rare shot of everyone in the family together and smiling 😬 (and ready for installation!)
Extra special thanks to @barrierislandboatbuilders for being my #1 collaborator/epoxier/framer/hardware putter-onner ❤️U!
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#bygret #waterways #gretmackintosh #aeriallandscapes #southcarolina #kiawah #charleston #dsart #dscolor #abeautifulmess #coastalliving #southernliving

Michael Stipe: The Man Who Sold the World

March 30, 2016 in music

An amazing David Bowie cover because Michael Stipe is the man (and he would definitely be a guest at my dream dinner party)....enjoy!

(sorta crappy video but still....)