Stormy Jamie's #215

Stormy Jamie’s #215 is an original oil on paper by local artist Retta Dotterer, capturing a familiar Lowcountry setting just as the weather begins to turn. A small white building sits beneath towering live oaks draped in Spanish moss, while a lavender-gray sky gathers overhead and the landscape takes on the heightened color and atmosphere that come just before a coastal storm.

Retta’s loose, expressive brushwork makes the changing weather feel almost tangible. Soft violets, dusty pinks, olive greens, and cool blues move across the composition, punctuated by brighter flashes of coral and red. The white building provides a quiet architectural anchor amid the movement of the trees and sky, while Retta’s signature hand-painted pink border pulls those unexpected notes of color all the way to the edge of the paper.

Painted in oil on paper, Stormy Jamie’s #215 feels less like a carefully posed landscape and more like a moment caught in passing—the heavy air, shifting light, and unmistakable mood of a storm approaching the South Carolina coast. It’s a one-of-a-kind Lowcountry original with a contemporary, painterly energy that feels distinctly Retta.

16"W x 12" H