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Media - Acrylic and Mixed Media
Email - [email protected]
Website - ckittokart.net
Connie Kittok, Louisiana Artist
I am a native of New Orleans who relocated to the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain about 25
years ago. I now call the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana home. My husband Michael and my
two beautiful kids, Katherine and Austin are my biggest critics. I guess you could say I was
born with the desire to be an artist. Even at an early age I remember doing things that were a
little different then other kids. I have always felt that I was a little different then other
people, not in a bad way just different. I used to make my own clothes by cutting up my
brothers shirts and reinventing something for myself to wear and I might add that my brothers
didn't take kindly to it. The art thing is something I think you are born with and you just
can't help but go with it. I graduated from that stage and went on to a career in commercial
art. Graduated from Delgado Community College with a degree in commercial art and
continued my education in art at Southeastern Louisiana University. I have worked my whole
adult life in a corporate environment. I am presently a marketing director for a local real
estate firm. I find painting a way to escape the structured corporate world. I have what you
might call a free style with wide strokes in my painting techniques. I always
incorporate different material to add texture to my paintings. I like to add a 3D effect to
the look of my art by adding a backdrop for the art to bounce off of giving it depth. The
subjects I choose to paint are usually something that calls me back to my Louisiana roots. I
feel I have to express myself thought my art so I do so while painting scenes and memories
from my beloved hometown New Orleans. A few of my favorite subjects are music, food,
historical sites and the people that make the city what it is.
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