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Community Spotlight:

Marie Bush Pinschmidt

Marie, a resident of PGA National, is one career woman who relocates to New Orleans to pursue Marie has taught painting in Gainesville, Florida;
of this newspaper’s columnists and she is an a new career in art. Maggie’s ultimate goal is to regain Savannah, Georgia; and Wilmington, North Carolina. She
accomplished artist, author and poet. Marie her family homestead and convert it to a writer’s retreat. is a member of the National Association of Women in the
grew up on a farm in the Ohio Valley The book is the story of true love, determination and the Arts and National Association of Professional Women.
and moved to New Orleans after courage to make your dreams come true. Marie has paintings available for purchase. Please
marrying Dr. Norman Pinschmidt, an For eleven years, Marie studied art and exhibited in view her website to see some of her creations: www.
ophthalmologist, who also taught at Tulane University. New Orleans where she was affiliated with Lampe Gallery mariepinschmidt.net.
Marie and her husband raised two children. She and Dr. of Fine Arts. She studied extensively with the former Marie has inspired us with her essays in this newspaper
Pinschmidt lived in the Crescent City for 11 years. Cuban artist, Leopoldo Giraudy, Batista’s personal artist including the current one, Appreciation of Life. She
Marie’s experience as the caregiver to her husband prior to the Castro Revolution, with special emphasis on compiled her essays and poems in a book entitled, Outta
served as the inspiration for her memoir, entitled Life portrait painting and techniques of the Old Masters. She My Mind and Into Your Heart. I refer to it often on my
Interrupted: When the Doctor Becomes the Patient. Marie studied Modern Art Theory at the University of New weekly Internet talk show, Bright Horizons with Deb and
began writing at the age of 68. She heard Toni Morrison, Orleans and attended portrait seminars by John Howard Jim. Marie’s perspective is very thought-provoking and
the Nobel Prize winning novelist, say, “If there’s a book Sanden, instructor at The Art Students League in New uplifting. In these stressful times, it would be a welcome
you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you York City. addition to your library. I am confident you will refer to
must write it.” Marie’s oil paintings are included in corporate it for years to come for a positive message.
Marie has published four novels: Decent Deceit, Man collections including Tulane Medical School, The Amstar
on the Balcony, Maggie’s Retreat, and Spanish Moss. Corp., (Domino Sugar) in New Orleans, The Thomas
She has written 100 pages of a sequel to Decent Deceit. Center in Gainesville, Florida and Sheraton at St. John’s
Marie began to challenge herself to write a novel about Place Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. She is presently
true love and strong characters. She is a gifted writer. The associated with Art Expo Gallery in St. Petersburg,
novel, Man on the Balcony, tells the story of Maggie, a Florida.

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