May Exhibits
May 2, 2012
Fun and learning infused for kids
May 2, 2012
Seated before a blank canvas, Lockport artist Dolores H. Legendre preps her “gumbo-filé” palette as she launches into a depiction of south Louisiana’s familiar sights. Legendre’s works – “Cajun-Bayou Louisiana” – are on display at the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. The free exhibit is open May 7 through July 27.
The oil and watercolor paintings capture in detail sugar cane and sugar mills, shrimp boats, churches, bayou and plantation homes and slave quarters. “Walk into the painted scene” is frequently used as a descriptor of Legendre’s work.
A longtime art lover, Legendre grew up pencil sketching. It wasn’t until her late 60s that she embarked on learning how to handle oil paints. At the elbow of Francis Folse, she began to develop her own style and technique. A friend dubbed her color choices a “gumbo-filé.” Only fitting given her prolific Cajun-style subjects.
Legendre has won numerous local awards for her works, and has had her art shown across the region, including at the New Orleans Fine Arts Academy Purchase Awards, introducing her original art in private and public collections worldwide.
Seated before a blank canvas, Lockport artist Dolores H. Legendre preps her “gumbo-filé” palette.
