The second night I was in New Orleans I stayed at the Degas House, a beautiful bed and breakfast on Esplanade Ave. It is the house he lived at for six months in 1872-3. It is restored to it's original state and is filled with books and reproductions of the artist. I did an interior of the main room with a portrait of the illuminating guide of the home and a descendant of Degas. You can see from the location shot that I painted the room the first day without anyone in it. The next morning the guide was able to sit for 45 minutes so I added her then... oil on canvas, 24 by 18
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The portrait is wonderful but the lighting is splendid. I feel I could walk to that window and be looking out at a beautiful garden.
Hey there!
I'm Majd Murad, and I’m interning at Wordspace. I’m writing to you because I love what you're doing with your art. We did a series of writings not too far back all about Wilshire Blvd... I see you've been doing things in New Orleans, but you're an LA resident, right? Come check us out and collaborate with us!
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Wow, I just read a book that mentioned Degas trip to New Orleans. I had no clue! Thanks for posting this. Where there any drawings or paintings from Degas made in New Orleans while he was there? I read he barely had time to paint during his visit but he loved loved loved the beauty of the african women and their naturalism which he used when he went back toi France and did all those "laundresses"
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