Today I met a clan of students from Trinity, the Episcopal Church and School that is sponsoring my Bead Dog!!! I was so excited to meet them, and they were so sweet. They said they loved my work! Here is an update, the Bead Dog is almost done... Until further notice I'll be working on it in the studio at 736 Royal! Come by to visit, or in a week or two you can see it at Trinity at 1329 Jackson Avenue in NOLA's Garden District. :)  Add Comment My "Night and Day in NOLA" Bead Dog got sponsored!! That means I got to pick one up to paint, and it will be on display at Trinity Episcopal School & Church in the Garden District. I'm very honored and excited, especially because the students apparently voted on designs and they chose mine! Nothing like being chosen by a discerning group on the merit of your art alone. I'm putting in my hours to make this the best Bead Dog I can make, as a thank you for their support and sponsorship. The LSPCA is one of my favorite organizations. They never fail to impress, and this season they are hosting a city-wide Mardi Gras Bead Dog art installation!!! Artists from around the community are contributing, and I'm hoping to join in the ranks. I've submitted my designs, and now I need a sponsor!! Please see my three posted designs:  "Bead Tree Dog"  "Night & Day in NOLA Dog"  Click on any of the dogs for information on sponsoring (or visit here). Check out the LSPCA Bead Dog Flickr stream for these designs and others by talented and clever New Orleans artists!! :D We are proudly contributing to the WYES Art Collection 12 -- check out more information on the Auction here!! Today I have a couple of new Notebook Series originals. 
The two above are both 3 feet by 4 feet, Oil and Acrylic paint on Canvas. The first (yellow paper) features a line from "Alice in Wonderland", and the second (white paper) is from "The Little Prince". More to come, and a wonderful January SALE featuring the series!! Last night, legendary NYC artist Hunt Slonem visited the Martine Chaisson Gallery for an evening of stunning art, wine, specialty cocktails, and breathtaking gallery space. If you're not familiar with Hunt's work, visit his site to see his lively yet soothing colors and the way in which he captures the endearing and spontaneous nature of animals.  And if you just can't get enough, The Wall Street Journal published a story on him yesterday, complete with pictures, history, and an incredible slideshow of the artist's renowned New York studio space!! As a "sometimes-New Orleanian", Hunt's incredible reputation and personal ties to the city brought out a star-studded showing of beautiful people. Writer John Berendt (of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) was in attendance, in addition to many other creative and artistic masterminds.  While Hunt himself was the obvious guest of honor, it was impossible to pass up the gorgeous book he was signing. Full color and comprehensive of the artist's 30+ years of works.   Hunt and I standing in front of "The Guardians", one my favorite paintings.  Original paintings in addition to affordable limited-edition giclees on show at Cafe Carmo, 527 Julia Street! I'm very excited to have my works here, not least of all because Carmo is one of my favorite NOLA places for lunch/dinner. Carmo has the perfect mix of local food and tropical flavors, I'm getting hungry just writing about it... They offer AMAZING vegetarian and vegan options, making exceptional use of faux meats and fresh fruits/vegetables to produce hearty meals that are totally craveworthy. I'll be at the Cafe on December 3rd, to meet, great, and eat as part of the monthly NOLA Art Walk, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please come out and check out the works, enjoy some incredible gumbo, banana cake, and veggie dishes, and take in all the artistic splendor Julia Street has to offer!! My artist friend Matthew Peck and I are on the Artist's Panel for this year's New Orleans Art-o-Matic!! It will be at Cathedral Studios, 527 Julia Street, Saturday October 22nd at 6 p.m. The idea of Art-o-Matic is that the Artist's Panel get together to create fast, spontaneous works of art, and these works become available for ultra reasonable prices the moment they are finished. This Art-o-Matic, I will be making charcoal and oil paintings/drawings on mixed-media, acid free paper. They will probably look something like this, which is a practice one I did to make sure I could work with the materials quickly:  Come this Saturday!!! Get a signed original!! Frame it and put it in your house!!! You can get each piece for only $20!!! People say things get busy in New Orleans in late September/early October. After painting, reading, and overheating all summer, I'm finally starting to see why the locals say NOLA heats up in the fall. Charity events, conferences, parties, festivals — recovering from each late night in time for the next event is a delicate process that takes much more practice than I currently have. Yet, we have to say that yesterday and last night were totally worth it. The festivities kicked off at 2 p.m. with the 10th Annual Ezra Open, a charity bowling tournament held in Mid-City.  Pic from yesterday's bowling tournament! At about 7 p.m. the bowling teams and other patrons gathered at the Theatre at Harrah's Casino for a party of epic proportions. The Better Than Ezra guys, who had partied, bowled, and graciously hosted all day, played a killer set with Harrah's twinkling blue and white stars glowing behind them. Items were auctioned to generous donors, friendships were made, scenes were caused, and funds were raised for the City of New Orleans. Let's hope it's the first of many good times for good causes!!! The Southern Decadence festival is over, and we were beginning to feel like all our best friends left town. Suddenly the city was quiet, although peaceful, sunny, and crisp-aired after Tropical Storm Lee left. We wish all the party people of this weekend could have had weather like this!! Instead they got deluges and flash floods... Fortunately, the unfavorable weather didn't seem to deter the fun.   Just as we were starting to feel sad in the quiet wake of the departed storm and revelers, we opened the door to a special treat!!! Two gifts from a secret admirer. The suspense as to the identity of our anonymous gift giver is killing us! Yet we love the thrill of not knowing who the kitten-giver is... A mystery to be solved! Here's a picture of the new arrivals. We assume the beneficent donor included the Lemon-Heads in case Muses the Cat got hungry... but we're probably going to go ahead and eat them. Stuffed animals shouldn't eat candy, anyway.   | Hi, my name is Ally Burguieres. When I'm done painting I update this blog with new paintings, events, and news!
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