Paths That Cross

Some of Briant's watercolors

When I was teaching school, I took my students to the 

Red River Revel (great art festival in Shreveport every 

fall).  I always wanted to be on the other side of the 

fence and dreamed of exhibiting there someday.  When 

I retired, I did.  I was an artist there for 5 years in a row.

I met lots of different artists and craftsmen..a great time 

to visit and share ideas and inspirations.  

One of the artists that I met was Peter Briant from 

New Orleans.  He is a watercolor painter, and I loved 

his work, and especially his professionalism.  He was very 

organized and his booth and his work were first class.

Well, he visited the Pea Patch Gallery the other day in 

Winnfield, and enjoyed lunch and some shopping with his 

wife and some friends from Connecticut.  They were 

visiting and he was showing them the state...and they were

on their way to Natchitoches for the day.  He remembered 

that he had met an artist from Winnfield, and was happy 

to find I was still there!  It is wonderful how our lives 

are made up of connections and I am happy that paths 

often cross.

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Peter Briant Art  New Orleans