March 15 - July 10

Judged by Thomas Neff

Reception May 20

Demonstration by Louise Hansen

June 4-7, Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Workshop held at the Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave.

Fee: $200.00 members / $250.00 nonmembers

To register contact Betty Gravois at or 225-257-4958

Workshop Info | Billie Bourgeois Website

Billie Bourgeois,
Sky in the Garden

Fee: $10.00 per night / $30.00 per month

Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave., BR

Sessions are open studio, no instruction provided.

Artists are invited to draw or paint a live model in different poses for various durations.

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Fee: $60.00 members / $75.00 nonmembers

Classes held at the Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave., BR

To register contact Steve Shamburger at or 225-751-1049

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Like many artists, Nora began drawing at an early age. At age five, she copied images from the "funny papers" and enlarged them. By the time she was ten years old, she was drawing the people who played cards with her parents to amuse herself while the adults were occupied.

Primarily a self-taught artist, Nora has taken many classes and workshops in Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Orleans, and at the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild throughout the years. When asked if her style has changed over the years, she said that she began creating realistic paintings, but now finds herself attracted to Impressionistic painting, although she experiments with a lot of different styles. She admires the work of late artist Mary Jane Cox.

I asked her about "painter's block" and whether she ever experienced it. She said she felt that most artists experienced it over time. Life goes on, and things happen that we have no control over. Her advice was to keep painting and creating, even if only to doodle. The desire and inspiration will eventually return.

An accomplished artist who practices in all mediums, Nora employs and combines them in her own special way. She teaches private lessons in her home and at Hobby Lobby. Beginning April 24, she will offer a workshop on watercolor and the use of pastels at the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild Studio in the Park. During the month of August, she will again teach a multi-medium workshop using acrylic and colored pencils at the Guild Studio. She will inspire you to mix different mediums for ingenious results. To register for either of these workshops, please send in your $50 deposit to 2490 Silverest Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

Prospectus coming soon

42nd Annual - 2011

December 5, 2011 - January 27, 2012

153 artists entered 479 works of art in the 42nd Annual River Road Show.

The juror, Pam Ingalls, selected 80 paintings produced by 51 artists from 15 states, to be exhibited in the show.

• 1^st Place: Victoria Castillo, The Cocktail Hour
• 2^nd Place: Maureen Killaby, My Dreams
• 3^rd Place: Janice Cipriani-Willis, Rose
• Merit Awards:
  • David Savellano, In Full Swing
  • Kurt Weiser, Property Line
  • Daniel Cassity, Explosives
  • Patsy Lindamood, Seaside Romp
  • Bill Eshelman, Oranges
  • Ernie Fournet, Pelican Over Barataria
  • Laurel Lake McGuire, Crazy Hair
  • Mareth Curtis-Warren, Sixty Years of Sunday
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Suzanne Stewart, Offering
  • Carol Creel, Red Silk
  • Jovann Armstrong, Lemons with Blue and White
  • Joann Mobley, Home to Roost

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  First Place
  Victoria Castillo, The Cocktail Hour

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  Second Place
  Maureen Killaby, My Dreams

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  Third Place
  Janice Cipriani-Willis, Rose

View more winners and all entries in the River Road Show Gallery