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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...Rogersville, MO
My parents had a home in the Ozarks and lived on 58 acres of land where they raised beef. I went to visit them while I was residing in LA and they asked me to paint the view from their large home. I painted a 4 ft. x 6 ft. mural of their view on a metal sign they had...Wilkins-Simpson Easel
While I lived in LA. I was at a watercolor workshop and the demonstrator had the best easel for watercolors. He even had a picture of it in his book which I don’t remember the name of it. I didn’t know where to buy an easel like that, so while in art...Chapman Estate of Shell Beach
A couple of years ago I found this enchanting house out on a cliff in Pismo Beach area and was glad I had my camera and could get some shots of it. Later, as I thought about getting a painting done of that house I looked at the image and would feel depressed because...I Can Wiggle My Ears!
I met my husband in college in 1962. One of the funny things about him was that he could wiggle the top of his ears! He taught me how to do it and it was fun! What a coincidence, I found a greeting card that said something about that. It was the current type of...Recent Interview
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