People and Parishes

The following photographs are of participants in my project.  The photographs that I take of people throughout Louisiana are not meant to be finished artworks. These photos will be used as reference for paintings and drawings. The drawings and paints from these photographs will be emerging soon.

Below are five photos, small sampling of participants from Lincoln Parish, Caldwell Parish, Terrebonne Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish.  The response to participate in the Louisiana Portrait Project has been wonderful.

I am looking forward to meeting more residents of Louisiana on my next trip this month.  I have visited about 19 Parishes so far. There are 64 Parishes in Louisiana.  The first 19 were created in 1807.  European settlements in the area called Louisiana began in the 16th century. La Louisiane (named for Louis XIV of France) became a colony of the Kingdom of France in 1682 and passed to Spain in 1763. Parishes are so named because of the French and Spanish influence in the area - French: paroisse; Spanish: parroquia. 

Kevin, Lincoln Parish

Porche, Caldwell Parish

Kevin, Terrebonne Parish

Fran, East Baton Rouge Parish

Charles, Terrebonne Parish