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Hurricane Katrina September 6, 2005 made landfall on the Mississippi coast. It was so enormous stretching from Florida to the Texas coast. It was one of the most destructive storms and the aftermath flooding of New Orleans and surrounding Parishes was extensive. My youngest daughter & husband left the Gretna, LA area moving to other States until allowed back home by authorities for repair of utilities, clean-up, re-stocking water & food, and general safety. Many areas are still in recovery from this awful flooding and storm.

My current profile picture is with a background pastel portrait done at "The Court of Two Sisters in New Orleans in 1967. The pastel was by George Bohland who later had a shop on Bourbon Street. My husband was a commercial saturation diver working in the Gulf with Marine Contracting and we later moved to the area. I started painting at a very late age. My husband's work took us to London in 1976 where I enjoyed the Galleries & Museums. Moving onto Aberdeen, Scotland in 1978 I joined the Women's Petroleum Club art group which was being taught by persons from Gray's School of Art. I attended evening classes at Gray's School which was overwhelming & enjoyable. Returning to the USA in 1984 I mostly continued china painting initiated...