John Turner

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My adventure in art began on Jackson Square. The French Quarter in 1970 was a world of its own, and I wanted to be a part of it. A recent college graduate with a major in Zoology, a minor in English Literature, and no real interest in pursuing either, I had wandered to New Orleans and discovered that people were selling artwork around the fence in front of St. Louis Cathedral. I had always liked to draw and paint, so I purchased a permit, copied some postcards with pen and ink, and headed to the square. My life was changed!

Fifteen years passed. I made many life-long friends, had great teachers, and learned and lived and shared an invaluable experience with this unique culture. I returned to school at the University of Memphis, this time in an area more fitting to my natural inclination, and earned an MFA in Studio Art. I attained a professorship at the University of North Alabama, taught 27 years, retired, and returned to New Orleans in 2017 with my wife and two Pug dogs.

My concept of Art is the same now as it was in those early days in the French Quarter. It is all about living. I told my students that they were the works of Art. Listen, study, learn to see. Refine your artwork each day that you are blessed with life. My work is a history of every moment that I have lived until the point that I created it. Each piece, whether a city scene, a figurative work, or my take on life, brings with it all that I have learned of design, composition, content, and observing and interacting with the world around me.

I am a New Orleans artist and live and work in the East Carrollton neighborhood.

SOUTH CARROLLTON 

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Gabrielle Tolliver
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Sean Clark
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Painting
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Maddie Stratton Painting
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UPTOWN
Jeremy Paten
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Nicole Ockmond
"India"
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Painting
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Ceaux .
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Kristen Albrecht
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Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
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Alexandra Kilburn
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Painting
UPPER 9TH WARD
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Brent Houzenga
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Brett Henderson Painting
MARIGNY
Brett Henderson
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
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George Dolgy
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Shelby Little Painting
SAINT ROCH
Shelby Little
Abstract #2
Toné Lowe Painting
Toné Lowe
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Painting
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UPTOWN
Drew Cooke
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
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MILAGROS Collective
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Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
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Kat Ryalls Painting
BAYOU ST. JOHN
Kat Ryalls
Dr. John: "The Night Tripper"
Max Bernardi Painting
Max Bernardi
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
BAYOU ST. JOHN
Daryl D. Johnson
Circus Pig – on Chartres Near NOCCA
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Ramiro Diaz
Tomb of The Unknown Slave
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Painting
Queen Hope Parker
Buddy Bolden
Connie Kittok Painting
UPTOWN
Connie Kittok
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
Mary Singleton
Girl Power
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly Gator Girl Art
Painting
EAST CARROLLTON
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly
Aftermath
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
UPTOWN
Rebecca Birtel Madura
High Tide
Debbie Boyd Painting
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Debbie Boyd
Touch of Magenta - Geode
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COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
Head to Toe
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
Ascending Trees
Louise Guidry Encaustic / Monotype / Painting / Printmaking
Louise Guidry
'Mono No Aware' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
GENTILLY
Heather Bird Harris
Scene from 'Alligator' (1980)
Thomas Deaton Painting
UPTOWN
Thomas Deaton
Pictures at an Exhibition
Stephanie Reed Painting
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Stephanie Reed
Summer Song
Anne McLeod Painting
Anne McLeod
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
MARIGNY
Anne Blenker
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
BYWATER
Devin De Wulf
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Paige DeVries Painting
7TH WARD
Paige DeVries
Glissando
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
UPTOWN
Connor McManus
Temperance (XIV)
Margaux Hymel Art by Gaux Gaux
Painting
GARDEN DISTRICT
Margaux Hymel
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Kate Hanrahan Illustration / Mixed Media / Painting
Kate Hanrahan
Watson 101 Print
Bruce Corona Drawing / Mixed Media / Painting
MID_CITY
Bruce Corona
Confluence of Emotions in a Field
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
Unbroken Shadows
Blair Dupre Painting
Blair Dupre
Pink Cadillac
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
UPTOWN
Cheryl Anne Grace
Limerita Angelica
Rayne Bories Painting
UPTOWN
Rayne Bories
Swamp Goddess Print
Saegan Swanson Painting
CENTRAL CITY
Saegan Swanson
"The March"
Meghan Methe Painting
METARIE
Meghan Methe
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
BYWATER/LOWER NINTH WARD
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The Blues
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Mardi Gras Ball
Lee Morais Painting
Lee Morais
Zulu Uptown
Sean Randall Painting
IRISH CHANNEL
Sean Randall
Alejandra
Katie Kut Painting
BYWATER
Katie Kut
Moon Moss
Stephen Rooney Painting
LOWER NINTH WARD
Stephen Rooney
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
MARIGNY
Leroy Miranda Jr.
Blushing Oyster Original Painting
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
BYWATER
Sarah Nelson
Aggressive or Soft
Katie Yaquinto Painting
BROADMOOR
Katie Yaquinto
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
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Julie Silvers Julie Silvers Art
Painting
OLD METAIRIE
Julie Silvers
Lenny
Lionel Milton Elleone
Painting
Lionel Milton
Okra Farms: Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA
Miro Hoffmann Painting
Miro Hoffmann
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
MID-CITY
Ember Soberman
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Rachel Rice-Baham Painting / Mixed Media
DENHAM SPRINGS
Rachel Rice-Baham
Bicycle in the Marigny
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
TREME / 7TH WARD
Lyla Clayre
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
Rise Delmar Ochsner
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