Description
Ah, the French Quarter! A little bit of the Caribbean or Spain plopped right in downtown New Orleans. This painting is an ode to New Orleans oldest neighborhood. It captures the lush, tropical charm of NOLA's most colorful neighborhood. This is an archival Giclée print on Studio watercolor paper (exactly like the paper of original) showing a classic house in the French Quarter that makes all of us swoon. Watercolor & ink on paper, 2021. "New Orleans doesn't have treasures the way an Uptown lady has pearls & jewelry. They are not superfluous extravagances. Instead, our treasures are like the body's beating heart or morning coffee: they are essential, & the city would not live without them. You can sit on your porch & watch the world's most amazing theatre of people talking, yelling, dancing, & eating, set against our amazing vernacular buildings & among our magnolias, crepe myrtles, swamp lilies, & Louisiana irises. You are part of that theatre, & you talk to people as they pass, smell the sweet jasmine & sweet olive in the air, & hear trains & boats from the river. You do not need to leave your porch to find treasures here." - Billy Sothern Barracks Street - French Quarter New Orleans Watercolor Giclée Print
