By the Light of the Moon

Over the last 25 years, Ellis has painted the moon's light over land and ocean. This book contains a select group of these very popular paintings, many of which include the moonlit Atlantic off the Carolina coast, and the marshes and creeks of the Southeast's Lowcountry.

HARDCOVER: 10 x 12 in
108 pages; 92 color plates; 8 B/W Illustrations
Essay by Valerie Ann Leeds, Ph.D.
Published in 2007

Lowcountry

Ray Ellis continues to paint the Southeastern United States lowcountry that he knows so well. With an introduction by art historian Valerie Ann Leeds, 94 paintings by Ray Ellis are reproduced in this book. From oyster roasts, to moonlit marshes, and back rivers; Ellis has painted his experience of the unique landscape of the lowcountry. A reference list of the paintings and a select chronology of Ellis' career is included.

Hardcover: 10 X 12 inches
120 Pages, 94 Color Plates & 7 b&w photos.

Signed by Ray Ellis
$42

Ray Ellis Paints Flowers

This beautiful book is a compilation of Ray’s paintings that feature flowers and gardens spanning the past three decades. Ray Ellis Paints Flowers also includes an essay by noted art historian Valerie Ann Leeds, Ph. D., whose writings were also featured in both Lowcountry and Ray Ellis in Retrospect: A Painter’s Journey. This colorful “coffee table book” will make a wonderful gift for any occasion.

Hardcover: 10" x 11"                   
156 Pages & 124 Color Plates
$45 

The Charleston Renaissance

The Charleston Renaissance chronicles this dynamic period (1920–1945) of modern southern history, detailing the artistic legacy of native and national artists whose collective image making led to Charleston's transformation from a faded southern port city to a premier tourist destination. Martha Severens, an art historian, curator, and former Charleston resident, introduces readers to the city's traditions and lore, and delineates their impact on the art of the day. Through her examination of major local figures of the period, such as Alfred Hutty, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, Anna Heyward Taylor, and Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, and of visiting artists—including Birge Harrison, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, and Lilla Cabot Perry—Severens expands upon existing scholarship, adding new depth and dimension to both the period and the place. Ultimately, by connecting the artistic advances in Charleston to the greater American art scene, Severens brings clarity to the "ancient, beautiful" city's vital role in southern art and American regionalism.

Hardcover: 10" x 11"                   
216 Pages & 93 Illustrations
$65

Imprinting the South

Southern Printmakers and Their Images of the Region 1920s – 1940s
By: Lynn Barstis Williams

This book outlines the history of printmaking in the South, its rise in popularity, its variations from region to region, the different methods embraced by printmakers, the growth of the print society movement, the influence of social realism and other movements. Williams also reviews the motifs, imagery, and subject matter that predominated in the work of many southern printmakers. This catalog of 60 entries on printmakers of importance includes a wealth of information and illustrations on each printmaker.

Hardcover: 12 ¼ x 9 ½
211 Pages
32 Black and White & 38 Color Illustrations
Published in 2007

$39.95

Noisette Roses

Published by the Charleston Horticultural Society and is believed to be the first publication on Noisette Roses in America. The Noisette Rose was named after Philippe Noisette who was the first Director of the Charleston Botanical Society in 1808. It was developed by John Champneys on his plantation south of Charleston, near Ravenel, South Carolina.

Softcover: 8" x 8"
96 Pages
$17