Outer Banks History & Hidden GemsOuter Banks history and places known only to those who live on the Outer Banks, or hidden gems, has been a topic that needed to be addressed by Outer Banks Revealed. And then came this e-mail:
I have a website that I am building, actually an artist's blog and I found your website. Great stuff on it. I like your idea. Not the usual chamber junk. I am trying to do a similar thing from an artist view. I have been here for 25 years and have some unique insight. I would like to add your site to my links. Could you reciprocate somehow? My blog is OBX Vintage Art
And with that simple note, I was introduced to Judith Bailey of Nags Head NC (formerly of Ohio) and my "Outer Banks History & Hidden Gems" quandary was solved. How? Well, every month, Judith is going to provide another great "Outer Banks Hidden Gem" that only a local would know. In the process, she is going to share with you a unique seasonal topic and a little Outer Banks history.
Judith is an artist and has been kind enough to share some fo her work here. A thumbnail of some of her Outer Banks art along with the inspiration for the piece, is presented below, with a link on how you can acquire it. Take a look!
Who is Judith Bailey? Judith Bailey, a native of Northern Ohio, has been living on the Outer Banks for 25 years. She only recently began to paint professionally, working instead in varied roles as a carpenter, printer and web page designer and producing only an occasional painting for friends and family. She has attended colleges both in Ohio and North Carolina. Mentored by an artist mother and naturalist father, she developed a deep love of nature and made it her life’s work to portray the beauty of the natural world in a variety of mediums: watercolor, acrylic, oil and pastel painting, music, poetry, essays and short stories. Ms. Bailey works as a graphic artist as a "day-job" but off hours, when she is not gardening or relaxing on the beach, you will find her paddling a kayak, walking the dunes or biking the back roads of the Outer Banks looking for images worthy of creative expression. She is also an avid history buff and more than a few paintings are nostalgic representations of the Outer Banks as it once was. Her philosophy of art comes from her mother who told her to "follow the light, day after day." Good advice, even for non-artists.
Judith's Art
Outer Banks History and Hidden Gems
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