Painting New Orleans Blog

5/29/2015 1:27:44 PM

Hi Everyone,

I have been selling a lot of prints lately, so I made a whole bunch of new print runs from some of my favorite paintings.  I will have these new prints available at this weekends arts market at 5/30/2015.  They are also available at Forever New Orleans a group of shops in the heart of the French Quarter with unique gifts that you won't find anywhere else.   I am really happy with how these new prints turned out, and you might want to check them out.

Thanks,

Adam Hall

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5/19/2015 2:07:01 PM

Early one morning, I was taking pictures on State Street near St Charles Avenue and I came across this house here.

There is something about the way the branch of the tree curves towards the house that caught my eye. I think the lines of the tree seem to echo the form of a breaking wave.  All the leaves of the tree point to the house without ever touching it in this really graceful way.  I love it when architecture and the natural landscape flow together so beautifully. It is little effects like the curves of these branches, that inspires me to paint what I do. 

Thanks for reading,

Adam Hall

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5/8/2015 12:21:05 PM

I decided recently to paint the famous Oak Alley Plantation just as the sun comes up. Even though I was not keen on heading out to rural Louisiana at that hour of the day (the Plantation is one and a half hours from New Orleans) I had a feeling that something great could happen.

I got up at three in the morning, packed my equipment and embarked on a drive that seemed to take forever. It was cold and damp when I arrived, and I had to park far away from the plantation. Walking in the ditch by the side of the road to get to the plantation, I was afraid that the cars swooping by on that curvy river road wouldn’t see me or that someone would think I didn’t belong there. What was I, essentially a city boy, doing in small-town Louisiana at six in the morning? It sure felt a long way from home. However, as the sun rose over the levee, my mood improved. I was happily surprised that the lights inside the house were on, even though it wouldn’t open for visitors for another four hours. The Plantation felt like a mirage shimmering in the desert---the lights blazing bright after two hours of darkness ---but it was real, and it was wonderful!!

Oak Alley on that morning.

Here is the finished painting; I think it was worth the trip.

"Oak Alley at Dawn" 24" x 30" $545

Thanks for reading.

Adam K Hall

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5/5/2015 1:11:59 PM

Hi Everyone,

I recently started doing French Quarter paintings recently and I wanted to share four finished ones that I am proud of.  You can view each painting individually on my website on the paintings for sale page here-http://adamkhall.com/collections/43670

I hope you like them.

Thanks,

Adam K. Hall

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5/1/2015 10:13:15 AM

A question I get asked a lot is whether I miss my paintings after they sell.  The truth is it makes me feel wonderful when something I created goes to a good home.  Beyond the financial aspect (I can buy more paint!!!!) I understand that artwork is a valued and celebrated part of a home. 

Growing up we had a lot of artwork on our walls and my parents instilled in me the idea that paintings have value which can be passed down from generation to generation.  I remember hearing them describe their artwork to visitors in a reverential tone and I think this made an impression on me.  I like to imagine that a person who buys my paintings they will display the work proudly on their walls, they will tell visitors how special the paintings are, and will pass them onto the next generation as something worth holding onto. 

How could that not make me happy?

Here is a recently sold painting of mine in a lovely Florida home.

Here is one of my paintings in a wonderful Oklahoma City home.

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