WILLIAM R. BEEBE

FOR more than 30 years, William R. Beebe has painted professionally. He and his wife moved to Mount Pleasant five years ago because of their love for Charleston and the inspiration it offered the artist. With camera in hand, Beebe can be spotted around town photographing churches, historic homes and horsedrawn carriages. You may also have seen him at Shem Creek photographing Brown Pelicans or at the Audubon Swamp photographing Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets. His lifelike but painterly portraits of wading birds and shorebirds are all created from magical moments Beebe’s had in the field birding, working from his own photographs and enhanced by the strong impressions each moment created.

Beebe calls the colorful, charming, historic architecture of Charleston and the abundant birdlife of the Lowcountry his two muses. “Inspiration is what all artists seek, and I’ve found it here in the Lowcountry,” he says.

WILLIAM R. BEEBE

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