KEITH WILKIE
Yonges Island, S.C. keithwilkie.art@verizon.net www.keithwilkieart.com
Keith Wilkie’s oil paintings capture the essence of peaceful, calming coastal scenes and marine subjects. From the Carolinas to the Chesapeake, the Caribbean and beyond, his work evokes memorable waterfront moments—whether it is a sunrise stroll or salty breeze at the beach, egrets gliding over the marsh, an afternoon regatta or an oyster appetizer.
“My grandmother had a print of Winslow Homer’s Breezing Up over her mantel and that scene pulled me in for as long as I can remember,” says Wilkie. “Water is definitely part of my soul, and it’s usually the salty variety. I can sit for hours and simply watch the water—whether rough or calm, sparkling from the sun or dark in the night, and while I’ve traveled to nearly 100 countries, recently most of my inspiration arrives while on my dock or while cruising the Lowcountry waterways in my boat ‘Salty Brush.’ I try to capture those feelings, the light and mood when I paint, regardless of the subject.”
His painting is on the cover of Robert Lackey’s Kingdoms of the Marsh, as well as covers of 48º Sailing Magazine and Living Here Magazine. His work can be found in private collections across America, in the U.K. and the South Carolina Maritime Museum. Wilkie is a member of the American Society of Marine Artists and Oil Painters of America. He works from his waterfront home studio near Charleston, South Carolina, on Yonges Island.
Wilkie is represented by Island Art Gallery in The Village Shops in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and his work is part of ongoing group gallery exhibits there.