Artists
Exhibition/Event Explosion
There is such a plethora of art exhibitions, information and events that are happening now in my area that I would like to see and be remiss in not mentioning them. I’ll try to list from when they begin and end, first to last with any links that apply: 1) Beautiful flower paintings at Anne Arundel Community College through April 23. Hurry up, this one is ending soon! 2)”Blue” at the Textile Museum (April 4 – September 18). An interesting variety about my favorite color. 3) The D.C. Design House (April 19 – May 11). Since there is no longer a NSO Design Showhouse, this is a way…
New Orleans History
Little did I know that when I was having an afternoon cocktail with my mother on our family friends’ porch, that I’d discover a venue for historical artwork. Mrs. Parker was showing me some of her own collected artwork and mentioned that she volunteers at The Historic New Orleans Collection in the French Quarter. She showed me some overleaf post cards of some recent exhibitions below: And a graphic from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in their current exhibit “Surrounded by Water,” which depicts how the Mississippi River has changed. The contemporary duck carvers exhibit “Meet the Carvers!” displays the exceptional talent of decoy artists to render something so…
New Orleans Murals
Being an artistic city, there are many public murals in New Orleans, however, here are just a few to highlight. I was unaware of these, having never been to Ralph’s on the Park until recently (view up close versions if you take the virtual tour on this link). These murals located in the downstairs dining area are painted by Tony Green, a very talented artist and musician, who happened to be my parents’ French Quarter neighbor for a time while they had their condo across the street and since he visits Venice, Italy annually, he knows my cousins — small world, indeed. These capture an era gone by but still…
