Lafreniere Splash Park

Upon completion of the mural, we took a group photo of the Jefferson Art Guild artists. I took a panorama photo as well. It was sunny and hot that day.

Mural Painting at the Splash Park

Members of the Jefferson Art Guild helped paint the finishing touches on a tropical themed splash park at Lareniere Park in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. These photos were taken on March 25th, 2012.

A New Board Sworn In

New Board members were called forward for their official induction. Each officer was handed a feather representative a specific bird. When all officers had accepted their positions, the president handed the official dinner bell to the new president. The guild uses a dinner bell instead of a gavel.

Thank You to the Outgoing Officers

On Wednesday, July 27, 2011, members of the Jefferson Art Guild gathered for an Installation Banquet at Smilie's Restaurant located at 5725 Jefferson Highway in Harahan, Louisiana. The president of the guild gave an annual report recalling all the accomplishments from the past year. She then thanked officers and appointed chairs for all their hard work.

The Result of Paint and Pass

This is the canvas I started on at the beginning of the workshop. The other artists worked on it after me. It changed quite a bit along the way.

The Pass and Paint Critique

At the end of the workshop the artists talked about the paintings and how they turned out. I only managed to take photos of the last critique. The artists enjoyed the workshop.

Pass and Paint

Here are the photos from the "Pass and Paint" Workshop sponsored by the Jefferson Art Guild at the Seventh Ward Senior Citizen Center (fondly referred to as "The Pink House." Artists worked 20 minutes at each station in front of a painting. When the time was up, the artists rotated counterclockwise.

The Still Lifes

Here are the three still lifes used for a workshop called "Pass and Paint."

The object of the workshop was for several artists to work on paintings in rotations. Every 20 minutes artists rotated chairs counterclockwise.

Experimental Acrylic Techniques Workshop

As a follow up to a painting demonstration I did in June 2010, I ran my first official workshop at the Westwego Art Center on March 12, 2011. I helped seven artists as they tried out various experimental acrylic painting techniques. The participants enjoyed seeing what each other did during the workshop. Here are some photos from that day.

A Few More Photos

Below is a photo of a children's playground. On the other side of the parking lot is a dog park. It too it's fenced in and rules are posted for it's use. Anyway, there was more to see than I expected. And that concludes my journey around the Bonnabel Boat Launch.

Top of the Hill

The last place I explored was a man-made hill. Since the New Orleans area is rather flat, hills are a big deal. I took photos to provide a view all the way around.