The Way We Were I was crated by collaging  prints on paper of two of my pre-Katrina paintings. For many months after Katrina, our beautiful coast looked like it had been hit by a nuclear blast. Before the storm however, it was a lush and beautiful place that I could not stay away from, nor keep myself from painting its glory. This collage incorporates scenes from Bayou Caddy, near my former home in Clermont Harbor and a sunrise on the beach at Clermont.