“There’s so Much Life”

Memories of Louisiana wilds, posed within artist Michael Guidry’s process

June, 2023 - Jordon LaHaye Fontenot

The first time Michael Guidry was ever called a “Louisiana nature artist” was the first time he submitted his work for consideration as a visual artist at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. “They sent me back the contract, and described my work as ‘Louisiana Nature Paintings,’ And I freaked out. I was like, ‘No, that’s not what I do.’”

A Learned Natural

August-Septenber, 2021 - Leah Draffen: Inside New Orleans

You may feel an instant sense of nostalgia when looking at one of Michael Guidry’s painted marsh creatures. Sweaty mornings on a flat boat as the sun appeared upon the horizon or soggy boots with net in hand as you peered into muddy water, no matter the age, we all have those South Louisiana experiences. Michael explores those memories with oils on canvas.

Where Traveler Magazine, New Orleans

Aug 2022 Cover Artist

Nautical Learnings

December, 2012 - Lisa Leblanc-Berry: Our Louisiana

“I love waking up at 5 in the morning and painting for two hours before I have my first cup of coffee,” says Michael Guidry, a New Orleans based artist who draws inspiration from the lakes, River, swamps, and bayous of South Louisiana. Born in Lafayette, he spent most of his life in the Big Easy, although he still feels ties in Cajun Country.

One Man’s Coop, Luxury Living In Pigeon Town

October, 2012 - Bonnie Warren: New Orleans Magazine

Photographed by Cheryl Gerber

It is an example oF what makes new orleans special: a pristine single shotgun house proudly located on a corner lot in a mixed neighbor- hood. it faces a commercial building and it is catercorner to a neighborhood bar referred by the neighbors as the “social club.” there, folks gather on the sidewalk in an impromptu fashion to sit on wooden chairs or just stand around.. Here in new orleans, it’s fine to live cheek-to-jowl with a bar and commercial building, as long as you live in an interesting house. it is even better if the shotgun has a chartreuse front door and a robin’s egg-blue exterior, also a gingerbread trim on the porch and high ceilings inside.