Born and raised in New Orleans, LA, Yvette began painting at age 12. She studied art at Louisiana State University in the 1950’s where among her teachers were Louis Gugliemlmi and Rawlston Crawford.

In 1976 she studied stained glass  design and became a commercial stained glass artist with her works displayed throughout Louisiana.

After retirement Yvette and her husband moved to Twin Lakes where she returned to her first love of oil painting. She paints the light effects, flora and fauna of all the seasons.