Eva Carter works in a studio on the intercoastal waterway in Charleston, South Carolina. A spiritual connection can be drawn between her large abstract paintings and the ambiance of the natural environment. Like a mix of fresh and salt waters in Charleston Harbor, Carter's expressionistic paintings commingle diverse life experiences, which include three distinctive stages in her life: her upbringing and education in rural Tennessee, her extensive travels into the desert southwest, and her mature life steeped in the tradition of the historic South.