This watercolor focuses on a close-cropped fragment of the neon sign from the Stag Bar in Bluffton—a familiar landmark that has since changed names to Unique Blue Bar. I was drawn to the geometry of the sign, but even more to the shifting shadows it cast across itself, where light, metal, and time created an unexpected abstract rhythm.
By isolating a single letter and its surrounding forms, I wanted to celebrate the overlooked beauty of everyday places and the quiet nostalgia held in changing storefronts. In this piece, the shadows become memory—preserving a moment from a local place that no longer exists in quite the same way.
Original painting- 5.5" x 12.5" Arches Cold Press watercolor paper. Mixed media- watercolor, gouache, and pen.
Reproduction- 4.5" x 10" Premium Hot Press paper. Limited run of 100.
