Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Portraits


I am working on drawings and paintings from the photographs that I have taken during the last six months of travel in Louisiana.  I have met some very interesting people.  Every time I look at the photos I remember the drive, the weather, how the day went.  

I met Mr. Bobby Morgan, above, at his business Pioneer Flying Service in Pioneer, LA.  He and his employees were busy so he did not have time to answer a lot of questions.  Bobby founded this crop dusting and seeding business over two decades ago.  

I took this photo on a particularly spectacular day having just come from a walking tour of Poverty Point given by the head archaeologist there, Diana Greenlee.  Earlier that morning I drove by Wham Brake just after sunrise when ice was still on the ground.  The light was incredible.  I met two brothers in Oakridge who told me about New Bethany Baptist Church in Oak Ridge, founded in 1880.  Later in the day I drove through Mer Rouge and learned about Ben Lilly the hunter. On the way home I stopped in Bastrop for an delicious piece of lemon merangue pie at P.T.'s across from the court house.  A fabulous Saturday in January. 


Beginning of the portrait of Bobby Morgan.

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