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• Clarksdale Blues Festival: Day Two

  

  Saturday April 11 was the official day of the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksldae, MS. It was our second day on site. Our second day ended like the first, with th... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Clarksdale Blues Festival: Day One

  

  We attended two days of this year’s edition of Juke Joint Festival in Clarksldae, MS. The event describes itslef as “half blues festival, half small-town fair... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Riding the Mississippi Blues Trail: Part Two B. B. King Museum

  

  An essential stop on the Mississippi blues trail is the B. B. King Museum in Indianola, MS. On our way back to New Orleans we stopped for almost four hours at... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Riding the Mississippi Blues Trail: Part One

  

  Mississippi claims to be the “birthplace of America’s music” in their promotional literature. It seems that when it comes to blues they have a good claim. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Some Great Latin Restaurants in New Orleans

  

  We recently saw a PBS special on WYES that covered some of the wonderful Latin restaurants in New Orleans. Here are some of the ones they covered where we have... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Art Neville - Jazz Fest 2013

  

  Here is a 12' square painting of Art Neville playing at Jazz Fest 2013. Love his solo jazz CDs, as well his work with the Neville Brothers. It is from a photo... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Charles Neville - Jazz Fest 2013

  

  Here is a 12' square painting of Charles Neville playing at Jazz Fest 2013. Love his solo jazz CDs, as well his work with the Neville Brothers. It is from a... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• More Paintings Up at Louisiana Pizza Kitchen and Riccobono's

  

  I recently put up more four more paintings at the Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown at 615 Carrolton Ave. (504) 866-5900. I put my second show there on April 4.... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Antoine Diel at Buffa's

  

  Here is a 12' square painting of Antoine Diel singing at Buffa's. It is from a photo I took at the event. He sings jazz standards and old school New Orleans... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Degas in New Orleans: Thoughts on Painters and Their Subjects

  

  A few weeks ago we went to interesting lecture by art historian Marylyn Brown at Tulane. She discussed Degas' work in New Orleans and how his painting of his... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• New Paintings at Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown

  

  On April 4 I hung my second show the Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown at 615 Carrolton Ave. (504) 866-5900. It is all new work from the last show. There are 42... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Mardi Gras 2015 #11 - Endymion Three

  

  Here is the eleventh of an expanded series of acrylic paintings from Mardi Gras 2015. It is a 16" x 20" work and shows the Krewe of Endymion. It is the third... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Mardi Gras 2015 #10 - Endymion Two

  

  Here is the tenth of an expanded series of acrylic paintings from Mardi Gras 2015. It is a 16" x 20" work and shows the Krewe of Endymion. It is the second of... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Mardi Gras 2015 #9 - Endymion One

  

  Here is the ninth of an expanded series of acrylic paintings from Mardi Gras 2015. It is a 16" x 20" work and shows the Krewe of Endymion. It is the first of... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Mardi Gras 2015 #8 - Druids Three

  

  Here is the eighth of an expanded series of acrylic paintings from Mardi Gras 2015. It is a 12" square work and shows the Krewe of Druids. I am also working on... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• New Paintings Are for Sale at La Macarena, New Orleans

  

  I last night I hung five paintings, shown below, for sale at La Macarena located at 8120 Hampson St, New Orleans, just off Carrolton Ave. at Riverbend. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Paintings of Mardi Gras 2015 #7 - Druids Two

  

  Here is the seventh of an expanded series of acrylic paintings from Mardi Gras 2015. It is a 16" x 20" work and shows the Krewe of Druids. I posted another... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Paintings of Mardi Gras 2015 #6 - Druids One

  

  Here is the sixth of an expanded series of acrylic paintings from Mardi Gras 2015. It is a 16" x 20" work and shows the Krewe of Druids. I am also working on... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Jimmy Cliff - Jazz Fest 2014

  

  Here is a 12' square painting of Jimmy Cliff singing at Jazz Fest 2014. It is from a photo I took at the event. He is a great reggae singer. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of New Orleans Skyline from Algiers Point #2

  

  Here is a 18" x 24" acrylic painting of the New Orleans skyline from Algiers Point. I did this before and sold it. I tired to do it differently this time with... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL