THE FUNKY TREE 175 YR OLD FRENCH QUARTER ROOFING SLATE

 THIS IS MY 327 TH  PAINTING. IT ITS PAINTED ON A 175 YEAR OLD NEW ORLEANS ROOFING SLATE FROM AN OLD CHURCH THE FRENCH 6QUARTER THAT RECENTLY HAD IT'S ROOF REPLAECED. I WAS LUCK ENOUGH TO GET ALL THE SLATE. VERY RARE PIECE OF NEW ORLEANS HISTORY!! GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT

IT IS NAMED FUNKY TREE It measures 9" X 14"

 PAINTED ON SEPTEMBER 7,2009

I AM A PUBLISHED ARTIST I HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN OVER 5 MAGAZINES IN THE PAST YEAR AND HAVE MORE ON THE WAY..

I AM NOW THE ONLY CURRENT LOUISIANA FLOKARTISTB  EXHIBITING AND SELLING MY WORK  IN OVER 25 RESTAURANTS AND STORES 

 FROM  NEW ORLEANS TO LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA.

I AM ALSO FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE ON ABOUT.COM A NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY.

CURRENTLY I AM WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING MY FIRST CHILDRENS BOOK DUE TO BE OUT IN EARLY 2010.

ALSO MY WIFE AND I ARE GETTING READY TO START SELLING CAJUN  CHRISTMAS CARDS ON E-BAY

FROM MY CAJUN CHRISTMAS PAINTINGS.

 MY WORK AT LAST IS CURRENTLY APPRECIATING BY 25% OF IT'S PURCHASE VALUE EVERY YEAR.

ABOUT MYSELF

I WAS BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY WHICH HAS MADE MY LIFE VERY DIFFICULT.

MY ART HAS SAVED ME!! I AM SELF TAUGHT SECOND GENERATION FOLKARTIST.

 I NAMED MY STUDIOS AFTER MY LATE MOTHER JEANNIE HOLLAND . BABY JANE STUDIOS.

MY WEB SITE IS THE SAME NAME AS MY STUDIO. SO FEEL FREE TO VISIT THAT AS WELL.

I DON'T DO PRINTS DON'T BELIEVE IN IT SO WHEN YOU PURCHASE A PIECE OF MY WORK

 YOU HAVE THE ONLY ONE...