Spring Plowing 18X24 Religious to most convincingly convey the

to most convincingly convey the powerful expressive qualities of the oil medium

"Cafe du Monde" by Turkey (turned New Orleans) artist Nurhan Gokturk

6x6 gallery wrapped canvas

Melissa Martin shares a year in the life of South Louisiana cooking and all the dishes that are eaten to celebrate life’s big and small moments

Multicolor ceramic printed Mardi Gras beads hanging on Live Oak trees

Spring Plowing 18X24 Religious to most convincingly convey theArtist : Susan Duke Shreveport, La Spring Plowing is 18" X 24" Oil on canvas Artist Statement: When I am painting, I lose myself in the colors the intricate interactions of the fluid oil pigments are a constant and complete fascination to me. I love to use the oil paint lavishly to paint with enthusiastic abandon. The abstract quality of both the individual and intersecting strokes create a world unto themselves, a microcosm of experience,