I just returned from a great trip to the Georgia low country. We stayed at the historic and beautiful Jekyll Island Club. After 1900 and before WWII, Jekyll Island was the exclusive playground of 200 of America’s wealthiest. Most members arrived on the Jekyll Island Wharf by private yacht to enjoy manicured surroundings with mossy oaks and slender palm trees.
There are three watercolors in the slider below. The first is of the white adirondak chairs at the hotel’s entrance. The second is a sketch of some ladies knitting to pass the time during a rain shower on the veranda. The third is of the Jekyll Chapel which is notable for its intact Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows. My panting which was done from a bench outside doesn’t show off the windows but they are beautiful when seen from the inside of the chapel.
There is a great deal of history packed on this little Georgia island. Way, way back, it was a seasonal indian fishing camp. The history turned dark in the 1700 and 1800’s with a legacy of slavery. Today, there are about 800 people who live on Jekyll and welcome vacationers like me.