Louisiana Swamp in Ink

Just last week I came across an old print in my portfolio that I hadn’t seen for a long time.  I scanned it into my computer and set it up as a desktop image for the time being. That sure is nice way to  enjoy my work this way. I love to put my own images of...

Keith Andry, Baton Rouge, LA

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

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...

Plein-air On The Bayou

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...

Beetle Infestation

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

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...