Graffiti, Folly Road, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

I begin by thanking Joan Perry, a Charleston blogger who mentioned this art and its whereabouts in her recent post. Hidden on the back of a past its prime cinder block strip mall is this spectacular artwork by a graffiti artist.  One of the panels was signed by Dynasty Muralworks whose principal is Douglas Panzone. I presume he is the creator of them all. Here are a few partial close-ups of the wall sized creations.

This big-picture photo was by Amy and provides some perspective on the scale of the artistic effort.

Graffiti can be a volatile subject but, as far as I'm concerned, this example is as compelling an art form as any other.  The talent of this artist is palpable.

Folly Beach, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Folly Beach is about 15 minutes from downtown Charleston and proclaims itself as the "edge of America."  My initial impression is that it is a funky, relaxed, and hip beach town.  By comparison, Isle of Palms seems more reserved but still very attractive in its sophistication.  Both locations offers gazillions of vacation rental properties and I'm only seeing the towns in the dead of  winter - that is, the South Carolina version of winter - I suspect both towns are busy crowded in the summertime.

The public pier for fishing and strolling - and it's FREE!

Dining outdoors in January in short sleeves is always a happy sight.

Downtown Folly Beach with hints of Abbey Road - sort of.......

This way-cool doorway is the entrance to a yummy downtown Mexican restaurant.

These gnarled and weather beaten skeletons are at the north end of the island in the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve. The "bone yard" tree trunks are dried and bleached by the sun, wind, and salt.  Morris Lighthouse is in the background offshore.

This Van Gogh-looking image is actually the swirls of knots in the wood in a tree in the bone yard at the beach.