Artists in our circle painting the Basilica of St. Stephen in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Join our artists circle and come paint with us! An artists circle membership is included with registration for any masterclass, workshop, or painting seminar. As a circle member, your work will be eligible for exhibition and promotion at select events organized by the Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans; as well as for potential future inclusion as one of our Featured Artists.
Circle artists are often engaged in other professions and build, maintain, or grow their artistic practice through our organized group learning opportunities. Our opportunities enhance artistic skillsets and broaden understanding of the impact an artistic practice has with other fields of study.
Our recent exhibition included select circle member artists and featured artists listed below. For the full list of participating artists who exhibited please see:
LIL PINNEY (Artist’s Circle)
Elizabeth (Lil) Pinney, B.A. English, Randolph College, M.A. French Literature, Louisiana State
University
After teaching French for over 20 years, Lil felt an intense calling to learn a different kind of
language – that of the visual arts. So about 15 years ago, Lil began this exploration by
studying plein air painting with Auseklis Ozols. Painting plein air is an activity that Lil has found
to be both deeply spiritual as well as an exciting intellectual challenge. Lil is drawn to
landscapes where she has a strong personal connection and is grateful to live in a city where
she is surrounded by so much beauty.
Lil has had the privilege of studying under other notable New Orleans artists, such as Phil
Sandusky, Claude Ellender, Sarah Thibodeaux and Saskia Ozols with the Fine Arts
Preservation Society. She is filled with gratitude for these instructors and looks forward to
continuing to grow and evolve as an artist.
LEON HINSON (Artist’s Circle)
Leon Hinson is a Registered Professional Engineer (Retired) whose 40-year career covered auto assembly, manufacturing, ship fabrication, and natural gas distribution. He is a BSME graduate from Georgia Tech and a MSEM Graduate from the University of New Orleans. In 2010, he started taking drawing classes at New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. Since then, he has continued his artistic growth over the past 15 years studying, practicing, and engaging with historical processes in the visual arts. He works in charcoal, gouache, pastel, and now oil. He received two Faculty Awards at NOAFA: 2021 Color & Design, Patti Adams; 2021 Painting with Gouache, Jean Cassels .He received the Dr. & Mrs. Michael Carey Color and Design Award at NOAFA in 2019 and 2021. Leon’s instructors on his artistic journey have been Darrell Brown, Claude Ellender, Carol Peebles, Auseklis Ozols, Jean Cassels, Patti Adames, and Saskia Ozols.
Sean Clark (Artist’s Circle)
Frances Swigart (Featured Artist & Artist’s Circle)
Auseklis Ozols (Featured Artist, Featured Scholar, and Artist’s Circle)
Carol Peebles (Featured Artist)
Liz Pflug (Artist’s Circle)
Carol Leake (Featured Artist, Featured Scholar)
Stacey Stanfill (Featured Artist)
Ronna S. Harris (Featured Artist)