Douglas Bourgeois is one of the most renowned unique artist coming from New Orleans countryside with distinctive, almost autobiographical i theme The precise and careful time he takes allow a piece to be called completed.is important to him. Each minor detail is IMPORTANT.And is one id lucky enough to know him personally, one could feel the work through parts of your anatomy that you never existed.
Almost intoxicating in certain pieces. LOUISIANA distinct mix of caJun, creole, French and NATIVE Indian ethnicity made each Person unique in the mix of the culture; a culture of music, cult, religion and debauchery. The in came dance, many of the subjects AND ARTISTS became friends. in Bourgeois work.
His pieces are like a jambalaya or gumbo, with all spices of their own. These pieces are personal gift to me from the artist. We have know each other over 49 years from New Orleans days. Doug has a collection of my work as well, All pieces are private and havent eve been exhibited.
