If the eye makes an artist, then observation is my artistic philosophy - to see and understand where one is, to respect people and places as they are, to try to keep situations free of complications, and to be an honest individual.
Lestrade was influenced to draw by the beauty of his homeland in southwestern France. He emigrated to California where he became a successful commercial artist later retired and begin painting fulltime. He worked closely with Donald Teague, a good friend and noted watercolorist.

Title: "Looking Out"
Size: 18¼ x 28
Media: Watercolor
Price: $8,000