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• Painting of Riccobono's Eggs Pontchartrain

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of one of the signature dishes at one of my favorite New Orleans restaurants Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe. It is their... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Creole Tomatoes - New Orleans

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" painting of Creole Tomatoes, a species grown in Louisiana. Every June there is a Creole Tomato festival in New Orleans at the French Market. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Water Lilies, City Park New Orleans - 2

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of water lilies in the pond in City Park, New Orleans behind the NOMA. It is the second of two on this theme. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Water Lilies, City Park New Orleans - 1

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of water lilies in the pond in City Park, New Orleans, in front of the NOMA. It is the first of two on this theme. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Improve Your SEO with Darwin Ecosystem’s Keyword Memes™ Drawn From Tweets

  

  I remain very much a part of Darwin Ecosystem and excited about our latest offering, Keyword Memes™. The Darwin’s organic temporal curation engine improves... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• My Favorite Jazz Ballads: Part Two

  Here are the remainder of my top ten favorite jazz for late at night or early in the morning. The others were posted yesterday. These simply continue in... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• My Favorite Jazz Ballads: Part One

  I do not pretend to have a great knowledge of jazz but I play more of it than anything else and more jazz ballads than any other type. I do my most intense... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Twelve Plus Reasons Why I Love New Orleans: Part Three

  

  In August we came back to New Orleans for four nights, three days after an extended road trip to the cool Northwest before heading to a Greek island, Samos. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Twelve Plus Reasons Why I Love New Orleans: Part Two

  

  In July we came back to New Orleans for eight nights after an extended road trip to the way too hot Northeast. We need our fix of New Orleans music before... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Twelve Plus Reasons Why I Love New Orleans: Part One

  

  In July we came back to New Orleans for eight nights after an extended road trip to the way too hot Northeast. It was ironic that New Orleans was cooler than Ne... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• The Shutters and Doors of Mytilini Samos Island, Greece

  

  I now back from spending some time in Mytilini, a mountian village on the island of Samos, Greece. Samos is located a mile off the Turkish coast. This is the... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• My Top Twelve New Orleans Jazz Fest 2013 Moments: Part Two

  

  This was my first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival so I bought a WWOZ Brass Pass to attend every day. I was not disappointed as there were some amazing... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• My Top Twelve New Orleans Jazz Fest 2013 Moments: Part One

  

  This was my first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival so I bought a WWOZ Brass Pass to attend every day. I was not disappointed as there were some amazing... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of New Orleans Piano Player: Jon Cleary

  

  Here is a 24" x 24" acrylic painting of the New Orleans piano player, Jon Cleary. It is done for a photo taken at his Monday night solo gig at Chicki Wah Wah... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 TRAVEL

• Paintings of Three Pairs of Cajun Dancers

  

  Here are three 16" x 20" acrylic paintings of Cajun dancers. I will attach them at the back and hang the set as one 20" x 48" painting. They are based on some... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 TRAVEL

• Painting of Acoustic Base Player - New Orleans

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of a base player taken at the 2013 Bayou Boogaloo in New Orleans. I now an artist with the Arts Council of New Orleans and... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Painting of Acoustic Blues Guitarist - New Orleans

  

  Here is a 24” x 24” acrylic painting of acoustic blues guitarist. It is Alvin Youngblood Hart playing at Chicki Wah Wah in New Orleans.... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Images from the Chicot State Park, South Louisiana

  

  Southern Louisiana is a beautifual place with several state parks for camping, canoing, and walking. Here are pcitures of Chicot State... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 TRAVEL

• My Paintings Are Up at Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe

  

  I am very pleased to annouce that twelve of my paintings are now hangng for sale at one of my favorite New Orleans restaurants, Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 TRAVEL

• Social Software is Enabling the Old “to-do” List to Make a Comeback

  I have long used to-do lists, although mine have always been on paper. I recently read an IDG article, 'To-do' software makes comeback, welcomed by enterprise... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BUSINESS, TRAVEL