​Paint Parties:
Interested in our scheduling a paint party experience? We have several to choose from. Check out our availability under "calendar."  We can meet at my studio or I can come to you (Louisiana and Texas) as well as Zoom is available!

Artist Statement

 The excitement that grows as I began to make that first stroke on a new painting is immeasurable. That first stroke shapes the whole outcome of the painting. My passion for painting explodes on the canvas in bright colors. I am driven to paint day and night until the painting is complete. Once the last climatic stoke is made, there is a feeling of relief. I feel of another part of my history is captured forever through paint on some kind of surface.

 I come from a line of “natural” artist that begin with my grandfather. In New Orleans, he was known as “Abe the Sign Painter.” He did all the sidewalk ads for all the local groceries from the 1950s until the 1980’s.  He has been my greatest influence for my persistence as an artist.

The majority of my art is a direct memory, history or link to my past. I call it, “My Life on Canvas.” I began to paint professionally to cope with my relocation to Northwest Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.  I have created many pieces centering on telling my story through paint, canvas, wood, old windows and sheetrock.
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More about Karen

Karen T. La Beau is a native of New Orleans that now resides in Shreveport, La. Karen is a self-taught artist that began professionally painting in 2007. Her first art show was held 2011.  Since then, she has participated in many art shows in the Shreveport-Bossier area.  “I’ve chosen to tell my story through visual art. To me, telling my history on canvas, vinyl albums and wood is far more interesting than writing it down on paper. Since my history revolves around the culture of New Orleans, my life in Shreveport as well as my encounters across the state. It’s my goal to exhibit “My Life on Canvas” across the state of Louisiana.” Karen was named a “collectable artist” by art critic; Robert L. Pincus PhD. Karen La Beau has private collectors all over the country from California to Maryland. She was honored as a woman artist by the North Louisiana Multicultural Center two years in a row. Several years ago, she began teaching middle school children art in an after-school outreach program (Noel Community Arts Program). She says it is important as an artist to remain involved in the community.