Countdown to Southern Pop Surrealism: Settling Into The Big Easy

We got to NOLA this morning about 6AM after a several coffees and lots of singing Janis Joplin to stay awake.  After just the first few moments in this colorful city you realize how richly unique this city truly is.  I'm only anxious to get back out to see more as I update you now...

I was zapped after 8 hours of work and 8 hours on the road so our buddy Nick drove us around the city to see the different parts of town and get an idea of where and what we wanted to get into the next few days.  Aurora got some nice shots from the back seat as we drove around soaking up the cool morning before we got a nap in.

Trolley on St Charles, right in front of our Hotel in the Garden District

Catfish, Eggs and Grits at Lil' Dizzy's in the Treme for Breakfast

Some of the local Street Art- we'll find plenty more of this while we're here!

I got my nap in and am checked in and ready to take in what I can with what's left of this first evening in The Big Easy.  We'll be installing our group exhibit, Southern Pop Surrealism tomorrow morning at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center!

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After all the artists got in, we spent the evening getting locally brewed beers all about St Charles and walked over to get a peek at Zeitgeist and the neighborhood.   Lucky's provided a swank patio we took over for a couple of hours.

Nashville Invades NOLA July 16th!

A first look at the poster I designed today!

Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting some previews of Southern Pop Surrealism, a group exhibit featuring myself, Jeff Bertrand, Charles Bennett, and Dustin Dirt!  The opening reception Saturday night, July 16th from 6-9PM will be truly surreal with live performances, live painting, body painting and short film screenings!  The architect of this event is a dear friend of mine- Mr. Myron Warden along with Rene Broussard (Executive Director of our venue, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center in it's 25th year in New Orleans,) who will be hosting a slew of our twisted works for the month!

To kick things off- here's the poster design I finished tonight for the venue, which is a movie theater featuring independent film from all over the world and spanning the history of cinema.  In addition to movies, Rene also gives audience to performance and visual arts year round and we are fortunate to fill his space with our own blend of eye candy in just a few weeks! 


Stay tuned the next few weeks for more tasty previews of Southern Pop Surrealism including a video showing the creation of the two group paintings used in the poster above!