Louise Guidry (American/Louisiana, b. 1930) , "We Gather Together", mixed media collage on board

Louise Guidry (American/Louisiana, b. 1930) , "We Gather Together", mixed media collage on board, signed lower right, partial signed painting en verso, label with title and artist on backing, 17 3/4 in. x 17 3/4 in., framed, overall 27 in. x 27 in. x 1 1/2 in. Note: Born in Ville Platt, Louisiana and later residing in St. Martinville, Louise Guidry began creating art in childhood, although she did not have any formal training. It would not be until she was thirty years old that she began to paint in earnest. In addition to teaching elementary school for thirty years, Guidry also taught art to children and adults while raising her own family. Once her children were grown, she attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree at the age of fifty-eight. She also followed a passion to travel the world, and she has been creating ever since. Guidry has said that early in her career much of her inspiration came from nature. Even as she moved more toward abstraction, she still drew heavily on the outdoors and her many travels. Her works are filled with texture and saturated color, and she has won numerous awards and seen her work exhibited worldwide.
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