Art and Photography Blog

Photos of Homes in the New Iberia Louisiana Area.

On the way to to going west to take in some Zydeco and Cajun music and dancing, we took the slow route from New Orleans on Route 90 to see some of the pleasant towns and countryside along the way. There were many lovely homes in the New Iberia area, starting with Franklin and continuing through New Iberia to St. Martinville. Franklin had a wide road with white lamp posts and Chtistmas decorations, along with many large homes. Here are some of what we saw, along with a few other local views. The past five posts have covered other parts of our trip. 

                                                 

Photos of the Cajun/Zydeco Prairie

Another benefit to going west to take in some Zydeco and Cajun music and dancing is the roadside scenery. There is a Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway that we followed a good bit. Here are some highlights. 

                     
                                

Painting of Rain at Charters and Spain, Marigny, New Orleans

This painting shows the reflections in the street after a rain at the intersection of Chartres and Spain in the Marigny section of New Orleans. It is a 16" x 20" acrylic. I was recently accepted as artist for the Arts Council of New Orleans for theirmonthy art market. They occur generally on the last Saturday at Palmer Park in New Orleans, at the corner of S. Carrolton and S. Claiborne. This Saturday February 23 will my first chance to have a booth and offer paintings for sale. Since I arrived back in my hometown, I have been painting a variety of themes related to the city. The March market is held on March 30. 

Arts Council of New Orleans February 2013 Art Market

I was pleased to be recently accepted as artist for the Arts Council of New Orleans for their monthy art market. They occur generally on the last Saturday at Palmer Park in New Orleans, at the corner of S. Carrolton and S. Claiborne. This coming Saturday, February 23 will my first chance to have a booth and offer paintings for sale. Since I arrived back in my hometown, I have been painting a variety of themes related to the city. I will offer these and some older ones.

All are acrylic, most are 16” x 20” with a few in a square format at 20” x 20’. I am also doing a few small format at 8” x 8” and 12” x 12.” Below are a dozen of the new ones. You can click on any of them to see it enlarged. I will also show earlier paintings on a variety of topics and they can be seen at my Art and Photography Blog. 

This first is a street corner in my neighborhood. New Orleans initiated corner street markers in the 1920s. They are all with blue letters on white tiles and most survive today. The second is a painting of water lilies in the lagoon in City Park, New Orleans, in front of the NOMA.

  

The third and fourth are paintings of ventilator caps, from a New Orleans roof. In this case it is my roof. Many homes in New Orleans have tin roofs and ventilator caps such as these two.

  

The fifth is the Phorty Phunny Phollows riding the St. Charles street car and throwing beads, which is the first event of carnival. I am working on a some others from later carnival events and hope to have some ready for the art market. I went to the send off at the street car barn near my house. As you can see, there are male and female phellows. They are a spin off from the Rex krewe. The sixth is a portrait of a pot of gumbo served at the Mayor's Gala inOpelousas, LA. Opelousas describes itself as a town perfectly seasoned and so was the gumbo. It was a great evening with Keith Frank's Zydeco band. Photos of the event and the rest of our trip out west for Zydeco and cajun dancing appeared yesterday on this blog. The gumbo was delicious.

  

The seventh is another gumbo, a bowl from Patois, one of my favorite restaurants in the city. The eighth is corn bread and butter at the bar at Dick and Jenny’s, another favorite place. It is larger at 20" x 24."

  

The ninth shows the reflections in the street at the intersection of Chartres and Spain in the Marigny section of New Orleans. The tenth is a LA 31 beer sign at Mojitos, a good place for live music, also in the Marigny. LA 31 biere noire is one of my favorites and the biere pale version is wonderful also.

  

The eleventh is a portrait of Ed Wills, of Blues4Sale, playing blues at the BMC (aka Balcony Music Club) on Decatur Street. I have seen him a number of times at his regular Wednesday night BMC gig and have his CD. Here is YouTube video of Ed Wills at BMC. The painting is in a square format. This is the 20” x 20” version. I also did an 8” x 8” version. The last one is a portrait of our cat, Duc. It is the only one not for sale but I will do portraits of other people’s animals on commission.

  

Painting: New Orleans Ventilator Cap

Below is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting. Many homes in New Orleans have tin roofs and ventilator caps such as the one shown below. This painting is the first in a series of paintings of New Orleans architectural details. I left the canvas blank behind the ventilator cap. It only appears a little yellow because of the light where I took this photo. This painting and most of the ones I show on this blog are for sale, including the carnival painting in my last post. 

I have been accepted into the New Orleans Art Council's art mart as a vendor and plan to be showing this and all the New Orleans paintings I am working on there, along with others. They are held the last Saturday of every month with food vendors and live music. I plan to have a booth starting with the February art mart. 

Painting: Phorty Phunny Phellows Riding the St. Charles Street Car

It is carnival time in New Orleans. The first event is the Phorty Phunny Phollows riding theSt. Charles street car and throwing beads. I went to the send off at the street car barn near my house. Here are a few of the phellows. As you can see there are male and female phellows. They are a spin off from the Rex krewe.  It part of a series of local themes that I am painting for the Arts Council art mart on the last Saturday of this month in Palmer Park where I will have a booth. 

Painting of a Pot of Gumbo, Opelousas, LA

Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of a pot of gumbo served at the Mayor's Gala in Opelousas, LA. Photos of the event will follow. It was delicous. There will be more paintings of Lousiana food, music, places, and events. Several are in process.  It part of a series of local themes that I am painting for the Arts Council art mart on the last Saturday of this month in Palmer Park where I wil have a booth. 

Portrait of Duke, a New Orleans Cat

Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of Duke, who is an important part of my new home in New Orleans. This is the first painting I have done in 8 months since I was in Samos, Greece. There has been too much going on with my moive an dother things but I am now settled in my new home. There will be a painting of a pot of gmbo in my next post on Thursday. i am going to explore New Orleans and Louisiana themes in my painting for a while.