Personal success as an artist came to Paulette as a 7 year old, winning the attention of her parents with a drawing. Artistic success has continued as Paulette has exposed herself to art in different forms and mediums, making a conscious effort to work at what she loves most. She calls it art “work”.

Drawing portraits began in 5th grade when she realized she could capture a person’s likeness simply using a pencil. She believes today and teaches anyone who is interested or curious, that they can draw realistically. It’s just a matter of using the “right” side of the brain.

Paulette’s education includes an associates degree in art from Southern Illinois University and a bachelor of arts from Southwestern Louisiana University. She also attended the Beaux Artes in Paris, France, the Academy of Fine Art in Chicago and UNO. She is proud to note she was a student of Dr. Betty Edwards at Harvard University’s Killer Course “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” in 1988.

Numerous art jobs, including Daily Newspaper Cartoonist in Illinois, Assistant Art Director of Channel 26 in Chicago and Medical Illustrator for the VA Hospital, LSU and Tulane Medical School and Ochsner Foundation preceded her teaching career. Paulette retired from the University of New Orleans Metropolitan College after teaching “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” for 15 years. She continues teaching this method privately, semi-privately, in group workshops in and out of the state of Louisiana and local grammar school mandatory programs.