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When my daughter Karen was 12 she was in the Childrens’ Hospital of New Orleans having major surgery on her back. Most the time there was no one in the other bed in her room and I was privileged to do some of my art work there. Six weeks in the hospital is a...Janice Sachse New Orleans Art Museum
In art school I had a friend (shown here in the striped blouse), who couldn’t paint very well, but she enjoyed playing with the colors. I didn’t think she could even understand the lessons at all. We belonged to this local art group in Morgan City, LA and...Missouri Barn
I forgot to mention this particular painting of the barn in my previous post. It is an oil painting done with a limited palette and using a palette knife to paint with. It is nice to be able to create different paintings using the same barn. This limited palette...Dramatic Way to Paint
When I would go to visit my parents in Missouri there was an old barn that I photographed on the way to their place in the Ozarks. I used this barn in some of my paintings. It was interesting to watch this barn change through the years, but never got another photo...Madewood Plantation, LA
In New Orleans there was an art supply store in the French Quarter named Dixie Art Supply. They sponsored workshops for artists at the Madewood Plantation in Napoleanville. I was so lucky to attend a few times, with Edgar Whitney as the demonstrator. The front...Recent Interview
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