
This is a 14X11 inch Giclée print of an original acrylic painting, by Ginger Ebert. Larger size prints are available, up to 24X18 inches. It is printed on Fine White Art paper, suitable for framing. The artwork is a depiction of the old Faircloth's Restaurant from the back that includes the fishing boat that brought in the fresh seafood, The Lydia Mae.
It was a strange restaurant by today's standards with tables and chairs in former bedrooms upstairs as well as down. The floor had a steep slope to it once you were inside about twelve feet from the front door. It was a mystery how the building managed to stay upright and not topple into the Intracoastal Waterway.
Mae Faircloth King, the owner of Faircloth's, bought it in 1945 while it was an old boarding house and converted it into a restaurant. Faircloth's closed December 1979 and sold it in 1981. The owners of the Bridge Tender ended up with the property and gutted the building, hoping to save the staircase and rebuild. But the stairs did not pass inspection and there was a grandfather clause to the land - once it was torn down completely nothing could ever be rebuilt on that property again.
The building is gone, but the memories live on, and locals who loved it would love to visit it just one more time.
Hey, thanks for stopping by! My name is Ginger. I am a self-taught artist from Wilmington, North Carolina. I specialize in painting local scenery around the Cape Fear area.
My uncle, Joe Stanley, is a well known Wilmington artist and magazine publisher, who studied under the infamous Claude Howell. Retired now, Uncle Joe is my friend, tutor and my muse. Nothing leaves my studio without his nod of approval.
All of my prints are of original acrylic paintings on canvas. They are giclée prints on fine white art paper, suitable for hanging, delivered to your door in the highest quality packaging. Plus, shipping is always free!
Hi! We absolutely LOVED your paintings today at the craft fair. I showed your paintings to my husband and we'd like to inquire about the size and price of the seven paintings that I'm going to send from screen shots. Super excited in advance, your work is gorgeous!
Ginger Ebert
Artist
I’m a 65 year old baby boomer. I like grits, boiled peanuts and hush puppies. I have three fantastic and talented sons and four beautiful grandchildren. I’m married to the worlds most thoughtful and generous man. We have two great big Rottweilers that think they are human.
I live in a beautiful, coastal, Southern town….Wilmington, North Carolina. I was born here, to parents who were born here. My grandmother and I graduated from the same high school. I love this place….it’s in my blood. The people, the customs, the food, the oak trees, the historic buildings, the battleship, the gardens, the salt air, full of screaming sea gulls, and the lonely river that flows through it.
I spent many years snapping photographs of everything around me. Now those photographs are providing the inspiration for my paintings.
My husband and I both worked at the one of the world’s largest manufacturing plants. For over 20 years, we worked 12 hour swing shifts, so we were permanently dazed and confused. Now we are retired and I am finally able to pursue my love of painting.
I hope you enjoy the prints of my paintings and get as much pleasure from these depictions of my local scenery as I do!