Category Archives: history

It was a big change in my life when we moved to Louisiana where my husband Jack had a new job as a deep sea diver.  The money was good, and my husband knew that I wanted to take art … Continue reading →

One of the lessons I had in art school was to look at a still life set up and use graphite pencil and draw no lines. I thought my teacher was kidding! I had always drawn with lines! I really … Continue reading →

A window theme was required for a certain art competition that I entered in Morgan City, LA in 1982. I had this little house in mind for the painting and had my husband cut the mat for it as if … Continue reading →

Whenever we would drive west of Morgan City, LA, along the highway was this cane field in Calumet. I noticed that at the back side of the field were a row of little houses, but all I could see were the gables … Continue reading →

Being a native Californian I never heard of a syrup wagon. Our art class from Studio One in LA was invited to one of the student’s home ( her name was Vera), and the view from her property near a bayou … Continue reading →

I found a lovely gazebo near the bayou canal in Louisiana and took a photo of it and did a  painting of it and had it hanging in a motel lobby where I was privileged to hang some of my works and it … Continue reading →

One of the lessons we had at the art school in LA, (circa 1975) was so easy and quick, using a gessoed board and spreading a dark color onto it with lots of turpentine and the wiping out the moon with … Continue reading →

I belonged to the art guild in Morgan City, LA.  In 1977 I entered one of the art shows they promoted and was so surprised I got the first place ribbon. It was a painting of a little old bayou … Continue reading →

One teacher that I forgot about was Alice Gibson who gave me one of the toughest lessons I ever had before I found the teacher I stayed with for 5 years, Dotty Billiu. For this particular lesson I was given a picture … Continue reading →