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Billy Wilkie
“Billy Wilkie’s work as a low country artist is...in my humble opinion, second to none.” —Steve Vail
Beaufort, SC
Billy Wilkie is a self-taught artist that grew up right here in the Low Country area. The in uence of growing up around this time period and locale can be seen in much of Billy’s work.
His depiction of an old small dwelling surrounded by majestic oaks draped with Spanish moss captures the essence of what many of us from the same time and locale are quite familiar.
My mind becomes overwhelmed by a ood of memories: hanging out at the Ashley River Bacon’s Bridge (a highly favored swimming hole of the time); jumping out of the giant oak into the river behind King’s Grant; the sand pit lakes out on Hwy 61; and the Low Country marshes that stretch from below Hilton Head Island south to well above Myrtle Beach north.
—Steve Vail
