When Kanye West paid a visit to the Oval Office in October 2018 sporting a red "Make America Great Again" hat, South Carolina artist Ment Nelson watched it live on TV. Then he picked up his watercolor ...

Ment Nelson, an artist based in Varnville, S.C., can’t help but paint works inspired by current events. “One of my jobs is to document what is happening right now,” he says. And what’s happening right ...

HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) - — (This story is part of a series featuring African American artists in the Lowcountry. They’re making their mark in history by creating timeless pieces.) “I just come ...

Jasper Johns’ “Flag” once sold for $36 million. So what’s $1 million for a painting of Kanye West and President Trump? Ment Nelson, a painter and South Carolina native like Johns, wants to know. The ...

Artist Clementia Nelson, 31, is a child of the internet. “Ment,” as he’s known, was identified as gifted in third grade. One of the perks he remembers is having early access to the world wide web.

VARNVILLE — Gold light pours over the treeline as Ment Nelson perches on a picnic table in his family's backyard. A playful breeze dries a coarse-bristled paintbrush on the graying plank beside him.

Ment Nelson is all about purpose. His first art collection features scenes of the rural Lowcountry. The illustrations are simple and as Charleston City Paper describes it, “with an unusual degree of ...