New Orleans Folk Art

K10 – Hurricane Katrina 10 Year Anniversary
Aug 24 2015To commemorate K10, the 10th Anniversary of HurricaneKatrina, we are releasing giclée stretched canvas prints of my painting “Faubroug Tremé: Kerlerec Street”. Giclée Canvas prints start at just $60.
Visit the shop to get all the details:
http://christoffdavis.com/…/kerlerec-street-stretched-canv…/
I love the poem “Litany of Our Lady” by Brenda Marie Osbey. Here is an except:
our lady
our lady of tired buildings listing to one side
and brick-between-cypress posts that simply will stand
as houses themselves give way around falling-down stairs
leaving only a something
a memory of a structure
of spanish-tiled roofs and batten shutters
in a swamp
of a city
of ironworks and of plaster
o, lady lady
our lady of anything
at all

Out & About: David Bates Exhibition
Jul 03 2014During spring break my family visited the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas’ Arts District for the David Bates Exhibition. David Bates is a Dallas based artist who has a great series of Hurricane Katrina paintings.
I had hoped to catch a glimpse of one of the Katrina pieces but they were not a part of this exhibition. Most of the pieces were on loan from private collections. My daughter is mimicking David Bates’ signature style of only showing one hand with four fingers and one ear in his self-portraits. I will be visiting more museums this year and posting the pics here, so check back often.

Inspiration Monday: Mardi Gras Indians
Mar 03 2014The artistry, culture and traditions surrounding Mardi Gras are out of this world.

Grateful Friday: Mardi Gras!
Feb 28 2014“Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans and miss it each night and day. I know I’m not wrong this feelings gettin’ stronger the longer I stay away”

“The Good Stuff 4” Opening Day – Recap
Feb 26 2014
“The Good Stuff 4” exhibition opened Wednesday February 5, 2014 at the Children’s Resource Center in New Orleans, LA.