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Savannah Georgia famous “Waving Girl” painted in fine oil on canvas. I found the statue of Florence Martus when I visited Savannah a few years back. It wasn’t the first time I came to the city but I never strolled that far on River Street.
That summer I was accompanied by my mother who came from Germany. Savannah was at the top of my list for her to see. After admiring the beautiful statue of “The Waving Girl” I promised myself to learn more about her history and who she was. The statue was created by the renowned Felix de Weldon, stands waving toward the Savannah River in Morrell Park on the historic riverfront.
I decided to paint two versions of “Waving Girl” one depicting the statue and another in which I wanted to bring her alive. Set in the time period when she lived.
The question is: “Why was Florence Martus waving at the ships?” The story I read that I believe is probably true, she waved at the ships in hopes that her lost love, a sailor that went o...

Renaissance woman! Artist. Born in France. Lived in France and Germany for 30 years. Now living in the US for 27 years. Started to make art my full time pursuit in 1999. Since then I have painted and sold over 2000 paintings in watercolor as well as oil. My website is ginettefineart.com