My First Blue Ribbon

by | Jun 13, 2009 | history

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 residence with a little old lady standing out front of it. I painted it in...

Beetle Infestation

by | Jun 6, 2009 | random stuff

For this post I want to share what I just painted last week. It is so much fun to digital and take lots of pictures not having to worry about getting prints or how bad some turned out. I love my digital camera so much and use it a lot. By the way, before I forget, I...

Foothills Art Association demonstrator

by | May 29, 2009 | random stuff

I was invited to do an oil painting demonstration for the Foothills Art Association for this month. I was glad I was wearing my painting apron. I also wear plastic gloves and I use a cloth rag to do whatever wiping needed as I paint. While I was painting I...

Alice Gibson of Morgan City, LA art teacher

by | May 23, 2009 | history

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 out of a book to copy, it was a black and white...

Moved to Louisiana

by | May 16, 2009 | history

We moved from southern California to southern Louisiana in 1972 because my husband got a job as a deep sea diver in LA. What a different life it was living in the swamps, and the bayou country. He bought me a nice easel for my birthday and said to get whatever else I...