The Artist Born in New Orleans, Gerald Bienvenu grew up and has spent the majority of his life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He has traveled abroad, Europe, 1990, and from this trip you can see a broad variety of paintings; all watercolors, all with the hallmark wet washes of the master Gerald has Become. His routine includes regular field trips with camera and sketch pad, where he records scenes and impressions that will become watercolors once he is back in the studio.There he sorts through the photographs, selects the right angle or attitude of the subject, while considering such things as lighting, color values, shadows,and the overall things that will transform a photograph into a work of art. The Original Watercolors and Prints of