MURALS

Well, if you haven't guessed yet, I do murals too. Float painting is like painting murals, but the surface isn't flat. I have painted murals here and there since I was 16. My first mural job was a backdrop for a stage at the St. Clement of Rome fair in Metairie. That was 1986.

Since then I have painted murals for a mansion on Park Ave. in Manhattan, for some residences here in New Orleans and for a restaurant in Lake Plaza in New Orleans East (which is now rubble).

In the offseason of Mardi Gras, I am available for mural work in and around New Orleans. I currently have some projects in the works, but I would be glad to take on more.

My styles encompasse more than just Mardi Gras themes.

MGD Office Mural

Below are some photos of a mural I painted in the offices of Mardi Gras Decorators. Rachel needed a mural design to encompass both the Mardi Gras business and the other business, sod sales. I didn't want to design two separate murals, so I needed to figure out a way to morph Mardi Gras into a grassy area. She also wanted houses (on the Mardi Gras side) in the background with silouetted people hanging out. I realized that if I thought of the parade route, like on St. Charles Ave., there are areas of houses and then adjacent to that are large lots or even small parks. If I thought of Orleans Ave., City Park is adjacent to the Endymion lineup. Houses next to a grassy area...

The main character is obviously a joker, who is leading the parade to the waiting crowds. Well, it worked out pretty well.

The pictures go from left to right, starting at the front door. Click on a photo for a page displaying larger photos (56k beware).