Terrane Osborne
"Madame NOLA"
When we asked New Orleans artist Terrance Osborne if there was anything he felt particularly important he wanted to share with you for our February 2021 “Perspectives” profile, he told us, “People should do what they love…Because if you’re doing what you love, then you’re happy. And then you push that out to the world, and other people get to enjoy what you’re doing.” A former teacher who since Hurricane Katrina has found success as a full-time artist, Osborne understands the importance of people embracing their passions—that’s part of why we featured his painting “Madame Nola” on the cover of our “People and Their Passions Issue”.
Originally a Heineken advertisement commission, Osborne regained reproduction rights by changing her face to more closely resemble his daughter Sydney’s, and adding features like the St. Charles streetcar over the bottles and a “T+S” in a heart on a bottle cap, which he often includes in paintings to honor his wife Stephanie. Osborne and Madame Nola remind us that even though Mardi Gras parades are cancelled, the festivities live on through creativity and imagination.
[Read Christina Leo's story on Terrance Osborne from Country Roads' Arts Monthly newsletter here.]
This issue is full of passionate people already embracing Osborne’s advice. From avid collectors, to preservationists of buildings and languages, to Carnival artists so committed to Mardi Gras that they’ve turned houses into floats, we hope this issue will inspire you to more fully embrace your passion, whatever that may be. We also hope that it will encourage you to embrace the Carnival spirit, even if that means doing so from the safety of home.
Don’t miss Osborne’s profile on LPB’s Art Rocks on Friday, February 5 at 8:30 pm, repeating Sunday, February 6 at 5:30 pm.
The Terrance Osborne Gallery
3029 Magazine Street
New Orleans LA 70115
