Cunningham Enterprises, Inc., New Orleans

Featured Artists:

Andrea Mistretta
Mistretta has been a major influence on the popularity of Mardi Gras celebrations to other regions of the US outside New Orleans. Her Mardi Gras Posters are the foundation of the most successful licensing program in Mardi Gras history. Mayor Sidney Barthelemy conferred her with the title of Honorary Citizen for promoting a positive image of Mardi Gras and New Orleans through her art. Major domestic and foreign companies have enlisted her talents to promote their products and their national recognition of Mardi Gras over the last decade.

Andrea Mistretta Best know for her enchanting images she annually creates for Mardi Gras longest running poster series. The posters are exhibited at Disney World's Port Orleans, The Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, and Harrah's Casino in New Orleans. For two decades, Andrea Mistretta's career in art has spanned advertising, editorial and book illustration. She is the recipient of awards for her art including the prestigious Alberto Vargas award and has been featured in several international art magazines.

Margaret Slade Kelley
Margaret shares the flavor of New Orleans with visitors from around the world. In vibrant colors, she recreates scenes that depict the character and culture of the city. Her series of work, "Playing for Tips", pay tribute to the local artists who perform in the streets of the Historic French Quarter. These images portray the spirit that is uniquely New Orleans. Featured artist at: Essence Magazine's Anniversary Awards, American Embassy in South Africa, MCA Records, Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

Lionel Milton
The works of this New Orleans artist are colorful, funky, and soulful. Some of his more popular works are inspired by Jazz, The French Quarter and Mardi Gras.

Don Davey
His distinguished career started at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. His illustrations have lent sparkle to such magazines as McCalls, Saturday Evening Post, and Fortune magazines. He has served on the faculty of the Academy of Art in San Francisco and was instrumental in the formation of the Society of Illustrators which he served as president. On invitation of the United States Air Force, he toured the Orient in return for his subsequent painting presently world tour and part of the perminate collection of the United States Air Force documentary art program. An award winning artist with both gold and silver medals to his credit, Mr. Davey's technique, at once factual and impressionistic, has won him a following the world over. The popularity of his work is best acknowledged by the public's acquisition of well over one million lithographs by collectors both here and abroad. His beautiful and impressive collection of treasured landmarks presently includes California's Monterey Pennsylvania, San Francisco and New Orleans.

Leo Meiersdorff
In a world where imitation has always been the most sincere form of flattery, Leo is often copied but never duplicated. His art and culinary paintings and drawings are his best know works because they have received the greatest worldwide attention and distribution. After years of study and experimentation he has mastered his craft. Leo has flashes of inspiration which he immediately captures on paper. If not satisfied, he may destroy the entire sheet but he will seldom rework his lines of colors. A native of Berlin, Germany, Leo derives most of his inspiration from the people, music, food and ambiance of New Orleans' French Quarter where he resided for more than a decade. Leo Meiersdorff¹s work is extensively used by the television and movie industries. As a graphic artist and art director, he has worked on major network productions. Since 1874 he has been a voting member (Grammy awards) of the National academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and has designed numerous album covers for leading jazz musicians.

Bob Coleman
Bob has a solid background in fine art and attended college at Kendell School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He applied and was selected by the Department of the Army to go to Viet Nam as a combat artist. He was to record and paint the images he experienced. His works are now part of the National War Archives. Bob¹s work as an art and creative director has won him many local and national awards for illustration, design and painting. However his attraction to digital art has led him to experiment with various styles that are unique to digital art. Bob says, "To become a true digital artist you must be true to your medium. Much like a watercolorist you do not try to mimic oil painting with watercolors, a true digital artist lets the media dictate the style. Creating digital works is my passion. Once your digital pen becomes an extension of your expression the freedom is beyond any traditional media I have ever used. It took me 5 years to get to that point. When paint became available in tubes a new style of art emerged called impressionism, today our tubes of paint are called computers."

Linda Wheeler
The paintings of Linda Wheeler have been acclaimed by art collectors and critics for more than two decades. Her work is known for its rich colors, its mastery of architectural detail, and the joyous play of light and shadow across every scene. She has often chosen ³the dream that is New Orleans' as her subject. The city of many cultures and legends, where the past and the present meet, is unique among American cities, calling the visitor back to a world of charm, beauty, and leisure seldom seen today. Linda Wheeler's work in included in public, private and corporate collections throughout the world.

Tommy Thompson
To Tommy New Orleans is a magic world of inspiration. His works are sensitive vignettes that will keep the sights and sounds of New Orleans alive. For many years his paintings and prints have been available only to those able to pay the prices commanded by the excellence of his works. For the first time, these evocative works are available in a popular medium.

Celia Lauve
Growing up in South Louisiana, artist Celia Lauve has been influenced by all the things that make this area such a unique place. The subject matter of her work is most often locals in local genres. The use of muted, subdued tones to communicate aspects of local culture are part of what she sets out to achieve in her oil on canvas paintings. The fleshy sensuality of the music, the humid greens and dark delta earth play their part in her work. She studied drawing, painting and sculpture at Louisiana State University, Utah and Tulane State University.

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	Featured Artists: Andrea Mistretta Mistretta has been a major influence on the popularity of Mardi Gras celebrations to other regions of the US outside New Orleans. Her Mardi Gras Posters are the foundation of the most successful licensing program in Mardi Gras history. Mayor Sidney Barthelemy conferred her with the title of Honorary Citizen for promoting a positive image of Mardi Gras and New Orleans through her art. Major domestic and foreign companies have enlisted her talents to promote their products and their national recognition of Mardi Gras over the last decade. Andrea Mistretta Best know for her enchanting images she annually creates for Mardi Gras longest running poster series. The posters are exhibited at Disney World's Port Orleans, The Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, and Harrah's Casino in New Orleans. For two decades, Andrea Mistretta's career in art has spanned advertising, editorial and book illustration. She is the recipient of awards for her art including the prestigious Alberto Vargas award and has been featured in several international art magazines. Margaret Slade Kelley Margaret shares the flavor of New Orleans with visitors from around the world. In vibrant colors, she recreates scenes that depict the character and culture of the city. Her series of work, "Playing for Tips", pay tribute to the local artists who perform in the streets of the Historic French Quarter. These images portray the spirit that is uniquely New Orleans. Featured artist at: Essence Magazine's Anniversary Awards, American Embassy in South Africa, MCA Records, Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Lionel Milton The works of this New Orleans artist are colorful, funky, and soulful. Some of his more popular works are inspired by Jazz, The French Quarter and Mardi Gras. Don Davey His distinguished career started at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. His illustrations have lent sparkle to such magazines as McCalls, Saturday Evening Post, and Fortune magazines. He has served on the faculty of the Academy of Art in San Francisco and was instrumental in the formation of the Society of Illustrators which he served as president. On invitation of the United States Air Force, he toured the Orient in return for his subsequent painting presently world tour and part of the perminate collection of the United States Air Force documentary art program. An award winning artist with both gold and silver medals to his credit, Mr. Davey's technique, at once factual and impressionistic, has won him a following the world over. The popularity of his work is best acknowledged by the public's acquisition of well over one million lithographs by collectors both here and abroad. His beautiful and impressive collection of treasured landmarks presently includes California's Monterey Pennsylvania, San Francisco and New Orleans. Leo Meiersdorff In a world where imitation has always been the most sincere form of flattery, Leo is often copied but never duplicated. His art and culinary paintings and drawings are his best know works because they have received the greatest worldwide attention and distribution. After years of study and experimentation he has mastered his craft. Leo has flashes of inspiration which he immediately captures on paper. If not satisfied, he may destroy the entire sheet but he will seldom rework his lines of colors. A native of Berlin, Germany, Leo derives most of his inspiration from the people, music, food and ambiance of New Orleans' French Quarter where he resided for more than a decade. Leo Meiersdorff¹s work is extensively used by the television and movie industries. As a graphic artist and art director, he has worked on major network productions. Since 1874 he has been a voting member (Grammy awards) of the National academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and has designed numerous album covers for leading jazz musicians. Bob Coleman Bob has a solid background in fine art and attended college at Kendell School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He applied and was selected by the Department of the Army to go to Viet Nam as a combat artist. He was to record and paint the images he experienced. His works are now part of the National War Archives. Bob¹s work as an art and creative director has won him many local and national awards for illustration, design and painting. However his attraction to digital art has led him to experiment with various styles that are unique to digital art. Bob says, "To become a true digital artist you must be true to your medium. Much like a watercolorist you do not try to mimic oil painting with watercolors, a true digital artist lets the media dictate the style. Creating digital works is my passion. Once your digital pen becomes an extension of your expression the freedom is beyond any traditional media I have ever used. It took me 5 years to get to that point. When paint became available in tubes a new style of art emerged called impressionism, today our tubes of paint are called computers." Linda Wheeler The paintings of Linda Wheeler have been acclaimed by art collectors and critics for more than two decades. Her work is known for its rich colors, its mastery of architectural detail, and the joyous play of light and shadow across every scene. She has often chosen ³the dream that is New Orleans' as her subject. The city of many cultures and legends, where the past and the present meet, is unique among American cities, calling the visitor back to a world of charm, beauty, and leisure seldom seen today. Linda Wheeler's work in included in public, private and corporate collections throughout the world. Tommy Thompson To Tommy New Orleans is a magic world of inspiration. His works are sensitive vignettes that will keep the sights and sounds of New Orleans alive. For many years his paintings and prints have been available only to those able to pay the prices commanded by the excellence of his works. For the first time, these evocative works are available in a popular medium. Celia Lauve Growing up in South Louisiana, artist Celia Lauve has been influenced by all the things that make this area such a unique place. The subject matter of her work is most often locals in local genres. The use of muted, subdued tones to communicate aspects of local culture are part of what she sets out to achieve in her oil on canvas paintings. The fleshy sensuality of the music, the humid greens and dark delta earth play their part in her work. She studied drawing, painting and sculpture at Louisiana State University, Utah and Tulane State University. info@neworleansprints.com	.