Elise Toups, Syncronicty Swamp — Image courtesy of Elise Toups

Image courtesy of Elise Toups

Artist’s Perspective: Elise Toups’ dreamlike painting

Benjamin Leger

December 30, 2015

“Synchronicity Swamp” by Elise Toups

“In ‘Synchronicity Swamp,’ an homage to feminine power and a call to peace, I depict my dear friend and art school classmate Meghan Methe. We met at LSU 13 years ago and are both actively pursuing art. While [I was] traveling with this painting from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, a roseate spoonbill (the pictured bird) flew over my car.”

This piece is on view at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum until Jan. 10. A partnership between The Walls Project and Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council turned a version of “Synchronicity Swamp” into a mural at the recycling center at 1400 Main St. last fall.

See more of Toups’ work at Ann Connelly Fine Art and at elisetoups.com.

By Benjamin Leger

Benjamin Leger previously served as managing editor for 225 and was the editor of its Taste section from 2012 to 2021, editing, writing and steering the direction of its food coverage in print and online. He is passionate about all things food and food journalism, and has written about the greater Baton Rouge area’s cuisine and culture for nearly two decades.