A plein air competition took place on April 11-18 in New Iberia, La, and I was lucky enough to be a part of this inaugural event. About 30 artists from south Louisiana and St. Paul, MN participated in this competition and my teacher Phil Sandusky was the judge.
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| Shadows-On-The-Teche visitor center |
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| poster for the event! |
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| artist's pass got us into historic houses and gardens for free |
New Iberia is a little over 2 hours' drive west from New Orleans, and I had visited its historic downtown twice before, during my post-Katrina refugee days almost 10 years ago (we lived in nearby St. Martinville up on La 31 for 4 months). And what was different this time?
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| cue "Storm Warning" by Mac Rebennack |
Solid dark clouds with rainstorms. Oh and some thunder and lightning, as well as a flash flood warning almost every day. The sun came out behind thick clouds for about 4 hours total in 7 days. It rained so hard for so long, the toilet stopped flushing in the low-lying area where I was staying. Naturally the water on Bayou Teche was unusually high.
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| the most inaccessible handicap parking |
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| nutria! and little... ducks? |
On Thursday afternoon, Phil did a painting demonstration in the rain under the Steamboat Pavilion in Bouligny Plaza right next to the bayou.
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| initial block-in |
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| adding electricity |
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| masterpiece! |
I will upload some of the paintings I've done during the event on the next post. Stay tuned!
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