Evergreen Splendor Number 1 Canvas Print

When you see a tree like the huge beautiful oak pictured here outside the First Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia (USA), it becomes easy to understand why I chose the title "Trees Down Everywhere" for one of the better-known stories published in Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah. Trees make up an important feature of the city's landscape and character so it stands to lose a lot if the current climate crisis continues to grow worse. But for right now, you will see them standing out in quite a few of the Architectures of Multicultural Faith and Devotion Series images.

First Evergreen has occupied different addresses on the East Side of Savannah since 1900. It now sits on Bolton Street only a few yards from the top of a small hill capped by the tracks of the Eastern Seaboard railroad line. I could not find anything posted about the architectural style of this church but it was constructed from 1948-1951. The distinct geometric patterns of red coloring th...

I was born and raised in the southeastern United States, then spent many years, while pursuing my education and serving in the U.S. Air Force, traveling around America and the world. Much of story is told in recent book releases like Greeting Flannery OConnor at the Back Door of My Mind and Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah. Artwork by me is featured on the cover of both books. My last 4 public exhibits were at the Savannah/Hilton Head Airport Art Gallery in Savannah, Georgia, USA, and during a cultural arts event in the historic Lafayette Square in the same city. I am currently completing an artbook project on different challenge which humanity has been facing in the 2020s, with text contributions from writers around the world. My...