About the Lithograph:
Charleston is a beautiful place to live, with her warm and friendly Southern people and her treasures steeped in history. The College of Charleston is one such treasure. Since its beginnings, it has been a classical backdrop against which the timeless drama of education continues.
The painting conveys tot he viewer the timeless life and memories of the College of Charleston. It also reminds the viewer of the possibility of the living spirit in this historic place. Madeline has attempted to recreate the spirit of tradition, study, camaraderie, and young love which went through the portal capturing, in a symbolic way, the gateway as an opening to the future and the past. Inside the portal of Porters Lodge she paints the past, the present and recreates spirits dreaming of a pathway to the future.