"Blue Crab" framed. stretched canvas giclee print by Michael Guidry 

About the artist: 

"Through my paintings, I celebrate the splendor of the Coastal South with a sense of humor and honest simplicity.  I take inspiration from the fleeting beauty of personal experience and my time on the waters of Louisiana as a wayward explorer. 
My artwork is produced using traditional methods incorporating layers of oil paint on combinations of wood, burlap, canvas, and linen. I paint mostly in the studio working from life, memory, photographs, and my imagination.
My artistic studies began in sculpture and painting while earning a degree in Journalism at Louisiana State University.  My passion to learn more about producing art in the classical tradition brought me back to my home town to attend the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts where I became firmly grounded in the fundamentals of drawing and painting from life.  I still employ those time honored traditions in my everyday practice, while bringing a contemporary edge to my work by experimenting with materials and subject matter to bring art into this world that is fresh and new."