John Weimer , chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court , is quick to use humor to downplay his abilities with a paintbrush.

An upcoming exhibit to display his work at the George Rodrigue Gallery in the French Quarter will feature the “amateur” hand of someone who is “obviously a self-taught painter,” Weimer said.

But he allowed that anyone viewing his art might just give it a good review.

“You be the judge,” he said.

The public opening for the show will take place on Nov. 14 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and his more than 100 paintings will remain on display for at least the following month.

Weimer said he became interested in painting as an undergraduate of Nicholls State decades ago. It was there that he took his only art class.

His more experienced classmates, he said, “were kind

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