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• New Orleans 2014: Our Year in Review

  

  This is my second full year living back in my old neighborhood in the Carrollton Riverbend area of New Orleans. We continued to enjoy the art, music, food, and... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Fall Dining in New Orleans: Part Two

  

  Here are a few more places where we ate well in New Orleans this Fall. This follows Summer Dining in New Orleans 2014 and Spring selections: Some Great New... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Fall Dining in New Orleans: Part One

  

  Here are a few places where we ate well in New Orleans this Fall. This follows Summer Dining in New Orleans 2014 and Spring selections: Some Great New Orleans... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of New Orleans Skyline from Algiers Point

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" painting of the New Orleans skyline from Algiers Point from a photo I took thi Summer. I will be painting at Apirate's Alley tomorrow (12/12... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• 2014 Oak Street Poboy Festival Memories

  

  I went to my third Oak Street Poboy Festival a few weeks ago. It is a big event for our neighborhood with tens of thousands of visitors. There was again great... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• BBQ Tour of the US South – Part Seven – New Orleans

  

  Here is the seventh installment of our BBQ tour of the US South. This road trip includes three BBQ stops. This post picks up with samples from Alabama, South... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting in Pirate's Alley: 2014 Fall Season

  

  I have now painted for almost a year in Pirate’s Alley in New Orleans. You can set up to paint on Royal Street on the fence behind the St. Louis Cathedral or... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Get Out and Vote for Mary Landrieu Today

  

  It is a beautiful sunny day new Orleans and across Louisiana. This is a fine time to go vote for Mary Landrieu if you have not done so already. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Green Peppers

  

  Here is a 24" square painting of green peppers. It is part of a series on close ups of fruits and vegetables in the 24" format. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Doreen Ketchens, New Orleans

  

  Here is a 12" square painting of Doreen Ketchens, the great New Orleans trad jazz artist. It is part of the paintings for sale at Willie Mae's Uptown. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of New Orleans Creole Tomatoes

  

  Here is a 24" x 30" painting of Creole tomatoes. It is part of a series on close ups of fruits and vegetables in the 24" format. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Apple Slices

  

  Here is a 24" square painting of sliced apples. It is part of a series on close ups of fruits and vegetables in the 24" format. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Green Peppers

  

  Here is a 24" square painting of green peppers. It is part of a series on close ups of fruits and vegetables in the 24" format. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Willie Mae’s Uptown is Now Showing My Paintings

  

  Willie Mae’s Scotch House, located in Treme, is known for the best fried chicken in New Orleans, or anywhere for that matter. I would agree; it has a James Bear... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Raw Oysters Consumed at Casamento's New Orleans

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" square painting of raw oysters served at Casamento's on Magazine Street in New Orleans after them were consumed. The last post showed a... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Raw Oysters - Casamento's New Orleans

  

  Here is a 16" x 20" square painting of raw oysters served at Casamento's on Magazine Street in New Orleans. My next post will show the shells after we ate them. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• New Paintings Hanging at the Albert Brown Salon, New Orleans

  

  I just finished hanging recent paintings at the Albert Brown Salon located at 3424 Magazine Street in New Orleans (504-861-0090). I meet them at Art for Art’s... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Yellow Onions

  

  Here is a 24" square painting of yellow onions. It is part of a series on close ups of fruits and yegetables in the 24" format. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of White Onions

  

  Here is a 24" square painting of white onions. It is part of a series on close ups of fruits and yegetables in the 24" format. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Painting of Trumpet Player: Jazz Fest 2014

  

  Here is a 10" square painting of a trumpet player at the Jazz Tent at Jazz Fest 2014. It is done from a photo I took at the set. It is the fourth in a series... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL