Fig Street Art Studio on Facebook

 I have an Art Studio Facebook page and thought I'd post a notice here as I may keep people updated there and post less on this blog. Seems it is easier there to post a short note as to what is new rather then this blog. I will  keep both going to see. Stop in there and "Like" it to keep up with all the news from Fig Street Art Studio.

https://www.facebook.com/figstreetstudio

Free Avatar Use of Paintings at Fig Street Studio

FREE TWITTER AVATAR USE! Right click/save your fav image to use as avatar on Twitter, http://ow.ly/nJWo Compliments Fig Street Studio.

Go to this page, Fig Street Studio at Zazzle, http://www.zazzle.com/figstreetstudio/posters, right click your favorite image and save to your computer then use and upload it to Twitter as your image avatar. Many unique images to choose from.

The Red Canoe Art painting on Black T-Shirt

Art paintings on black t-shirts, http://ow.ly/kGRB #art #paintings #tshirts

French Quarter Balcony Card

French Quarter Balcony painting on notecard, http://ow.ly/kfGB

French Quarter Balcony Card by figstreetstudio
cards from Zazzle

New Orleans, Night Cafe, Pirates Alley Painting

New Orleans Night Cafe, Pirates Alley painting on a stamp, http://ow.ly/ivZ3 #nola #frenchquarter #vangogh #art #stamps

New Orleans Night Cafe, Pirates Alley by figstreetstudio
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New Orleans Night Cafe by figstreetstudio
Key chains made online at Zazzle.com

Night Cafe at Pirates Alley by figstreetstudio
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Girls Face Abstract After Matisse

Girl's Face After Matisse by figstreetstudio

Tooker's Camp at Indian Village Landing

Tooker's Camp at Indian Village Landing, link to blog story- Camp Painting


One of the main attractions at Indian Village along the West Pearl River near Slidell, LA was “Tooker’s Camp”. Tooker was a colorful fellow for a local town who had a made up hot tub on his front porch and a stop sign. Of that collection of photos I got around to painting his camp but made it up as a starry night with a fried egg moon. Like a Van Gogh. Tooker would have liked it that way. The painting is sold as prints, cards, tiles, and many gift items

LINK to print- http://www.zazzle.com/starry_night_river_camp_poster-228229143845109461

Starry Night River Camp by figstreetstudio
See all the posters at www.zazzle.com

 All around the Indian Village Landing are camps used as weekend homes to people who love to fish. Catfish are plentiful there and good times had by many local people who drive and boat in to stay the weekend. As I would canoe there I took pictures then painted a few camps, Tooker's is my favorite fishing camp painting.
 The camps and area were also used in a music video by Sheryl Crow.

Nostalgia Sells

Is it the bad times or is it we are all getting old? Nostalgic art sells three to one over other art forms from the studio. Paintings and even graphic art of things from our past sell better then original art, especially abstract art. Something about old things make us feel comfortable, like Grandma made us feel when she came over to baby sit. Things that we saw growing up that in most cases are not there any more seem to relax us, make us feel something is good. Original art, art of the current day, and bold lines and blotches of color do not sell as well as nostalgia. Even re-done graphic art of old restaurants, bakeries, buildings that are no longer around sell better than abstract art. I am sure some Sociologist would study why or maybe even has already why nostalgia sells. By the time I figure it out I may be post-nostalgia. You know they say an artist is not appreciated until he is gone.
I like my bold lines and blotches of color. Some do have a comfortable meaning to me. I guess I need to try to make them comfortable? I’ll get them to lie nicely on the sofa to see if that helps.

Abstract Painting Note Cards

Autum Abstract by figstreetstudio
cards by Zazzle.com
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Fig Street Studio Art Sales at Zazzle

Fig Street Art Studio art sales a t Zazzle-http://www.zazzle.com/figstreetstudio

Starry Night River Camp Print

Print of painting of camp on river on a starry night, Fig Street Studio.-

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Starry Night River Camp by figstreetstudio

Girl's Face Abstract Card

Greeting card or note card of Girl's Face in a Matisse style.

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Girl's Face After Matisse by figstreetstudio

New Orleans Street Performers

New Orleans Tarot Card Readers:




Street performing is associated historically with the Gypsies. Several Gypsy fortune tellers man the Tarot Card Reading Tables in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Mostly known for the Street Art, New Orleans has many fortune tellers, street musicians, and other street performers. Usually they perform for tips. Most are allowed to perform for free but painters are forced to get a license and sell only original paintings. Because they sell an object sales tax must be collected.
The street performers are interesting subjects for artists and I have painted some on occasion, most recognized is a group of good musicians on Royal St.

Royal St. Banjo Player by figstreetstudio