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Watercolor aerial illustration of a Southern neighborhood by a lake

Watercolor Illustrations

A hand-painted record of place.

Charrette renderings, marketing imagery, and standalone art. Refined across hundreds of projects and available on commission for architects, developers, and private collectors.

Hand-rendered watercolor illustration of Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan featuring Italianate architecture, palm-lined streets, and central waterfront plaza.

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Hand-rendered watercolor illustration of a contemporary Italianate residence with arched entry, blue shutters, and courtyard garden design.

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Two-story Italianate mansion with columned porches, white picket fence, and mature landscaping in traditional Southern garden setting.

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Watercolor illustration of Southern colonial homes with red tile roofs and palm trees in traditional neighborhood design master plan.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of Southern Italianate residential street with palm-lined avenue, white stucco buildings, and traditional neighborhood design planning.

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Hand-rendered architectural rendering of a traditional neighborhood plaza with Italianate commercial buildings, gazebo pavilion, and period streetscape design by Dale McCarthy.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of Southern residential streetscape featuring Greek Revival and Italianate mansions with classical columns and balustrades.

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Hand-rendered watercolor illustration of Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan featuring Greek Revival and Italianate architecture with central plaza and water features.

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Plaza Scene watercolor

Plaza Scene

Modern Apartments watercolor

Modern Apartments

Hand-rendered watercolor of mixed-use Southern Italianate buildings with brick facades, dormer windows, and ground-floor retail in traditional neighborhood design setting.

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Hand-rendered watercolor illustration of Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan featuring Greek Revival homes, tree-lined streets, and mixed-use commercial district.

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Hand-rendered architectural sketch of Southern estate with Italianate towers, stone chimneys, and traditional neighborhood courtyard setting.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of Traditional Neighborhood Design plaza with Greek Revival and Italianate commercial buildings, tree-lined square, and pedestrian gathering spaces.

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Hand-rendered watercolor illustration of Greek Revival cottages with pink flowering gardens along a brick pathway in traditional neighborhood setting.

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Blue ink sketch of Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan showing dense residential streetscape with bridges, waterfront, and mixed-use architecture.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of Italian coastal villa neighborhood with Italianate architecture, wooden boats, and Mediterranean waterfront design.

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Traditional neighborhood design master plan featuring Southern residential lots, tree-lined streets, and central pond within authentic community layout.

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Hand-rendered architectural sketches showing Island Shack, Tower, and floor plans with Southern colonial details and tropical landscaping elements.

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Watercolor rendering of Southern coastal residential development with Italianate architecture, palm trees, and traditional neighborhood design planning.

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Flowood District watercolor

Flowood District

Camden watercolor

Camden

Watercolor illustration of traditional riverside village with Greek Revival and Italianate architecture nestled among green hills and mature trees.

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Aerial watercolor rendering of Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan with Southern Italianate homes, oak-lined streets, and central water feature.

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Hand-rendered sketch and floor plan of Southern courtyard residence with classical architecture, central garden, and traditional neighborhood design layout.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of Traditional Neighborhood Design street lined with Greek Revival and Italianate homes, mature shade trees, and central civic building.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of traditional neighborhood main street with tree-lined boulevard, Italianate commercial buildings, and period architecture.

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Italianate mixed-use development with hand-rendered watercolor illustration showing pedestrian streetscape, landscaping, and parked cars.

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Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan featuring Southern Italianate architecture, tree-lined streets, and integrated green spaces.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of mixed-use traditional neighborhood with Victorian and Italianate architecture, tree-lined plaza, and pedestrian streetscape.

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Hand-rendered watercolor of classical arcade with arched colonnade, fountain courtyard, and Italianate architecture in traditional neighborhood design.

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Concept site plan for Traditional Neighborhood Development with mixed-use commercial, multi-family residential, and civic spaces integrated with green space.

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Hand-rendered watercolor illustration of Traditional Neighborhood Design master plan with authentic Southern residential architecture along riverfront setting.

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Watercolor rendering of traditional neighborhood design with pool, palm trees, and Italian Renaissance revival architecture in tan and white.

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Burns Bottom aerial watercolor

Burns Bottom

Historic Row watercolor study

Historic Row

European Shopping Plaza watercolor

European Shopping Plaza

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For architects preparing a charrette, developers marketing a community, or homeowners commissioning a piece of art for their wall — we create architectural illustrations from photographs, plans, or imagination.

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