The Congaree, XXXVIII

The Congaree, XXXVIII, 2011
15.75 x 11.5 in. (image) © Mary Bentz Gilkerson

 Mary Bentz Gilkerson is a South Carolina contemporary artist who is passionate about sense of place. Her work draws from the landscapes of Charleston, Edisto Island, the Ace Basin and the Congaree National Park. Her paintings and monotypes focus on the tension between the fragility of the environment and the power of the natural forces of earth and water.