Illustrations and Paintings by Maggie Covert LeBlanc

Maggie Covert LeBlanc earned her Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Sculpture, concentrating in Book Arts, from Maryland Institute College of Art. She was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her home has made a huge impact on her art, as its culture, vitality, and architecture are hard to escape. 

Over the last twenty years, Maggie has explored the idea of losing the factors that make a place home. Most of her artwork channels the whimsical nature of New Orleans’ architecture and characters. She remains drawn to the details in her hometown's buildings and landscape. Seeing the beauty and tireless work in each structure, she connects with each establishment by recreating it in architectural drawings and paintings.

Maggie works with multiple local realtors, providing personalized illustrations and paintings for them to gift to sellers or buyers at closing. Connecting with others who love architecture and their homes continually inspires Maggie’s craft and business growth. 

Based in New Orleans, Maggie continues to create Custom Home Portraits for locals and clients from other states, including Maryland, New York, and California, and receives requests from the UK and Germany. With years of experience, she has expanded into stationery, creating custom notecards, postcards, and fully personalized wedding invitations.

Maggie painted a mural for Ochsner Hospital’s new Bright Horizons Daycare Center in New Orleans. She was excited to add more large-scale work to her portfolio with the Pan-American Life Insurance office murals. Her watercolor work of nautical creatures is the pediatric art standard across most Ochsner clinics. She was honored to illustrate a children’s book for Touro LCMC’s 100th Anniversary of Where Babies Come From. She has enjoyed working with local businesses to create brand-linked illustrations for Hansen’s Snowballs, Emeril’s, Henry Howard Hotel, Saint Claude Social Club, NOLA Hotel Group, and Preservation Hall, among many others. 

In addition to the architectural work, Maggie has a series of "Walking Illustrations” and collages. Each piece is meant to evoke movement (physical, emotional, spiritual, mental), growth, and development in one's life. Through these illustrations, Maggie hopes to portray a joy that art, culture, and people have missed in recent years. With a touch of whimsy and maybe even some historical or spiritual undertones, Maggie aims to show that "everyone walks the same path."