My father will be in town May 17 for the opening reception of the Louisiana Watercolor Society’s 38th Annual International Exhibition at Place St. Charles (201 St. Charles Avenue), where his painting Guard Watch will be on display:
(All Rights Reserved © David M. Bridges)
Though my father has never lived in New Orleans, in recent years he has produced several paintings borrowing New Orleans imagery from photographs I’ve taken. So it’s been a kind of collaboration. I’ll expand on how rewarding of a collaboration it truly is in a future post, but here are a few examples of his work (my photo first, then his painting):
Wanna Play?
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Miss You
(All Rights Reserved © David M. Bridges)
He’s also done a fabulous version of the photo below, but I unfortunately don’t have it in digital form:
And here’s one I had nothing to do with:
Galena Station
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He turns 74 today.
Happy birthday, dad! Fine work, sir.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE.
LOVE YOU,
BIB AND ERNA
Happy Birthday big Dave,great work!!
God Bless
Pat
Happy Birthday Dave! Many you have many more birthdays because each year that goes by yields such wonderful art. You never disappoint. You have done it again!
Chris
HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! i LOVE YOU!!! HOW DO YOU STAY LOOKING SOOOOO YOUNG?!!!! YOUR PAINTINGS ARE AMAZING!! YOUR BETTER THAN ANDREW WYETH BY A MILE! I SERIOUSLY WOULD LIKE TO BUY A PAINTING OR PRINT! HUGS AND KISSES FROM WISCONSIN! LOVE, DEBBIE (LEWIS) TAVENNER & THE BOYS!