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Christa Billeaud
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John T. Landry
Darnall, Sikes, Gardes &
Frederick is featuring artwork of Christa Billeaud
&
John T. Landry for the
Winter 2011 Season throughout our Lafayette office corridors January until
March. MEET
THE ARTISTS on January 20th!
CHRISTA BILLEAUD
South Louisianan Christa Billeaud’s artistic style is diverse.
Although she
primarily paints in oils on canvas, she has also worked with
arcrylics, pastels, egg tempera, enamels and oil on china.
Christa will tell you
that she can and will paint “anything” and “everything”. Her
true talent lies in her ability to change from very realistic to
impressionistic expression with her oil paints. Christa has
been painting for fifteen years under the direction of Pat Venable
at Jeannelle’s Art Studio, a quaint little shop in her hometown of
Lafayette, Louisiana.
Her favorite place to paint is outside,
where she is totally able to be at peace; but she also says that she
does some of her best work with her ipod streaming. Her strong
faith, love of family, and spirit of voluntarism are her focus when
she is not painting.
 
CHRISTA's
Inventory
at
Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick
www.christa.eye2eyestudios.com
John T. Landry
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A relative newcomer to the world of art, John T. Landry began
painting at age 64. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys spending time in
the marshes near his beloved Pecan Island, Louisiana camp,
Marshview Lodge. He enjoys
impressionist painting in both oil and acrylic and his subject
matter is quite diverse. Inspired by nature and beautiful
landscapes, he paints a varied spectrum of subjects. After retiring
from two separate careers, he was inspired to take up painting by
watching the glorious sunrises and sunsets from his Pecan Island
camp deck.
Since his youth, he has had a love for the ‘great outdoors ‘and a
keen appreciation for nature and its beauty. He grew up hunting and
fishing with his father, and later with his father-in-law, family
and friends. As a youngster, he had a professional taxidermy
business. The strength of his paintings, which are mainly
impressionist style, is depicted in the depth of colors of the
sunrises, sunsets and various landscape scenes he paints.
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exhibits include the Annual Abbeville Christmas Stroll and
The Big Easel
a juried art event held at
River Ranch in Lafayette, Louisiana. He
has also exhibited at Gallery 549, Chase Towers and in The
Gallery at River Ranch. His work is on display in homes, offices
and collections in Louisiana, Arkansas Connecticut and Texas. He
is an award-winning photographer and a member of the Lafayette
Art Association.
A native of Crowley, Louisiana, he has
lived in Abbeville with his wife of 44 years, the former Sandra
Broussard. They have two married children, Dr. Craig Landry of
Lafayette and Nicole Landry Moss of Flower Mound, Texas and six
grandchildren. He is a graduate of the University of Louisiana
at Lafayette and served in the United States Marine Corps.
JOHN
T.'s Inventory
at Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick.
www.JTLART.blogspot.com
For inquiries or to obtain more information please email
info@dsfcpas.com.
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