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Honored Guests, Speakers and Entertainers of the Blue Easel Club
Auseklis Ozols, Founder of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and currently with his daughter, Artist Saskia Ozols, have founded and direct ozolscollection.org, and practicepreservation.org. He was a Guest of Honor and speaker at our "Golden Section" workshop! He is also Carol Peebles' mentor.
Ballerina Destiny Ariel Billot was born in Ekaterinburg, Russia and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana where she began dancing at the age of 3. Her love for classical ballet began when she trained at Myra Mier’s School of Classical Ballet, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, and New Orleans Ballet Association where she performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and the Martha Graham Dance company. Billot has also studied at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.
New Orleans Icon, Chef, Author, Entrepreneur , Civil Rights Activist and Patron of the Arts, Mrs. Leah Chase
Michael J. Deas works primarily in oils and graphite and created the Columbia pictures logo and several US stamps. He is an American realist painter and illustrator whose work is known for both its technical skill and is cited in Roger and Walt Reed's definitive history of illustration, The Illustrator in America.
Tom Fitzpatrick, voted New Orleans Best Saxophone Jazz Musician by Gambit
Director of the Saint Augustine Marching Band
The Director of St. Augustine High School's Marching 100 receiving the "Johnny Donnels Memorial Award" for inspiring others with his commitment to his art and life
Singer, teacher and entertainer Anais St. John performed for several of our parties. Amazing tour de force, diva, and great friend of the Club.
Conductor of the New Orleans Opera, Robert Lyall models as a Guest of Honor
Band Leader Javier Gutierrez of "Vivaz" performed for the Club
Pastel Master, Artist Sandra Burshell, discusses her process as a guest speaker.
Guest of Honor Bongo Najja Foluke discussed his book and experiences being a Rasta in Jamaica. He now lives in New Orleans.
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