The Gazebo

by | Jul 15, 2009 | history

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 got stolen! All I have is this blurry photo of it and it was a...

Keith Andry, Baton Rouge, LA

by | Jul 11, 2009 | random stuff

I attended a workshop by Keith Andry while I lived in LA and he taught us to paint on location using only earth tones, which was a limited palette. I loved his work, he was a blue ribbon winner in the art shows. The very first painting I ever bought was one of his...

My First Plein air Painting

by | Jun 27, 2009 | random stuff

My friend, Elsie Busby and I decided to try to paint on location by Lake Plourde in LA.  It took me 2 hours to get started! I used my oil paints and a 16 x 20 inch canvas board. We didn’t like the mosquitoes, the humidity and the mud, and a threat of maybe some...

Many Moons Ago

by | Jun 23, 2009 | history

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 a soft cloth and making up a landscape to go with it. Being from...

Plein-air On The Bayou

by | Jun 20, 2009 | random stuff

Somewhere on the road to Patterson, LA. was this little church not too far off the hi-way. I thought it was interesting to paint there, and no one was around, but I assumed it was a church for the black folks, and wondered how it could till be standing with a...