bas relief and mixed media
Applying the finishing touches on a bas relief depiction of The St. Louis Cathedral of New Orleans. Marc’s original works are hand carved and assembled using dense styrene foam, a variety of woods, plaster and drywall materials, and often, salvaged and discarded paints and stains. He has appeared in dozens of juried art events and his work is often found in New Orleans area home interior and design centers and retailers throughout the state.
John Marc Anderson is a bas relief and mixed media artist who lives and practices in Mandeville, Louisiana. Marc’s depictions of architectural and cultural icons can be found in homes, businesses, and municipal settings all over the world.
Marc is best known for his relief studies of The St. Louis Cathedral and other significant New Orleans churches, the city’s cherished above ground cemeteries, as well as riverfront and maritime subject matter.
You can purchase limited works from our online store or broader curated selections through our retail partner program in New Orleans, Mandeville, and Covington, Louisiana.
Have a custom project in mind to advance your private or public institution by creating an unforgettable memento of a treasured and iconic architectural landmark? Visit our institutional advancement page to learn more.
A perennial favorite of New Orleans locals is this 18” x 30” bas relief depiction of The St. Louis Cathedral with gold frame out. This work is available in neutral, grey wash, and midnight blue finishes through our online store and from select retail locations.
“Midnight, St. Louis Cathedral”, relief on panel board, 32” x 40”. This popular depiction is currently available as part of a limited series of signed reproductions. Contact the studio directly for more information, or order online. $1600, midnight finish as shown, or neutral. (985) 966-7000.
“Sea Of Souls 2”, relief on panel board, 2024. This 24” x 24” depiction of weathered and tightly cloistered tombs in a New Orleans cemetery captures the haunting and settling effects of time. Private collection of A. Agosta.
Looking for thought provoking abstract paintings? Marc has a unique collection available for sale. “Scratch-Offs”, 10”x10” and 8”x8”, on panel board, diptych, private collection of Mary Anderson.
“St. Joseph’s Church, Camp Street, New Orleans”, 2023. Measures 29” wide x 24”tall. Resin on panel board, distressed antique gold frame-out. Discarded and salvaged house paint, acrylic paint, oil based stain, sepia charcoal, inks. Private collection. Available in multiple sizes.
Distinctive Artworks For Home, Office, Or Municipal Settings
“Louisiana Girl”, 10”x 13”, 2024. Portrait of the Creole Queen paddle wheeler. River Chart Finish. Currently available in online store.
Searching for a distinguished art work for home, business, or public setting that captures the spirit and vibrance of New Orleans? Perhaps an exceptional gift?
Marc’s architectural relief work featuring treasured landmarks of the Crescent City are prized and sought after by locals and visitors alike.
Want to preserve your home, municipal, business, college campus, school, temple or church in a relief work? Contact the studio directly for information on custom commission work.
Visit our institutional advancement page and learn how we can help you capture new donors and award contributors with a heart warming image of your architectural icons.
“St. Louis Cathedral”, 18” x 30”, almond and grey wash finishes. Available in limited edition color palettes from our online store page.
“Riverbend”, 10”x10”, city map of New Orleans, Louisiana, reproduction from Marc’s original hand inlaid bas relief work crafted from basswood. Reliquary gold antique finish.
One of Marc’s recent works include his bas relief map of the City Of New Orleans, hand inlaid in basswood. Faithful reproductions in various sizes are available through our online store or at select retail locations.
Each reproduction is different and unique, and is signed by Marc in gold leaf. The patina of each map reflects the passage of time, and the haunting of memories from centuries of lives lived along the winding edge of The Mississippi River.
“Mary Mastrangelo’s Gardens #3”, 12” x 12”
For 2024, new works, including “Louisiana Girl”, a depiction of the Creole Queen, depictions of the St. Patricks Church on Tulane Avenue, The Jesuit Church on Baronne St., and St. Joseph’s Church on Camp Street.
These works can be found at many local vendors through Marc’s retail vendor program, at festivals and art shows, and directly through the studio as well.
Looking for a captivating still life work? Marc’s gypsum infused papier mache relief works are available in multiple sizes and can be custom designed for your space.
Marc is currently working on a series of still life pieces entitled “Mary Mastrangelo’s Gardens” which include a variety of size options from 12” x 12” to 30” x 30”, and are ideal for kitchen, entry way, powder room, landing, foyer, or other gathering spaces where it is important to make an immediate and lasting impression.
Our studio can design a still life work for your office or municipal setting as well.
capturing the spirit of new orleans in three dimensions
Brand New! “King Of Carnival”, 7”x8”, Sepia stain on gold bullion frame out, at select retail locations only. Designed in the style of an Italian woodcutting, this portrayal of the Rex king captures his gold crown, scepter, and flowing draperies of the iconic parade float. A variety of size options will be available.
St. Louis Cathedral Offset #23, 28”x40”, Private Collection of A. Agosta. Can be reproduced in similar styles and differing sizes.
Colors, textures, the haunting of memories…. revealed only when worn down by time. That’s New Orleans heartbeat- storms, strife, the echoes of struggle. Marc’s “upcycled” finish is the newest addition to his line of thrilling three dimensional New Orleans architectural treasures and icons.
With multiple layers of hidden paint, scratches and scuffs, warm color tones, and chiseled edges, this limited edition finish will be featured at all of Marc’s live events this season.
Preserving Louisiana's Architectural and Cultural Heritage: A Design Studio Committed to Conservation
Marc’s signature interpretations of the cityscape of New Orleans are beloved by locals as well as visitors alike. Combining sculpture and mixed media, his works are haunting, elegant, sometimes campy and kitschy, but most certainly- always heart warming. This is St. Patricks’ Church on Camp Street.
For 2024, Marc has collaborated with jewelry designer Suzanne Ciaccio Graffeo, who creates interpretations of fine silver, bronze and copper jewelry based on Marc’s works. They include New Orleans favorites, such as the classic street car and the St. Patricks Church. Each piece is handcrafted in New Orleans at her studio.
A depiction of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 1802 Tulane Avenue in New Orleans. This work is part of Marc’s New Orlean’s Heritage Series which includes iconic architectural landmarks in the city.
Another version of The St. Patricks Church on Camp Street, New Orleans. This reproduction is cast from Marc’s original and is framed with metallic gold paint and burnished with oil based stains.
New for 2023 is Marc’s “New Orleans Streetcar 6006”, available in a variety of sizes. Check the retail partner page to find out where to buy.
Don’t forget to add to your collection of JMA quartz cast holiday ornaments! This years newest addition is Marc’s “New Orleans Streetcar 6006”, available only at live shows and at participating retail partners.
Art And Design Committed to Protecting Our Cultural Landmarks And Icons
“New Orleans is a unique setting, with incredible landmarks, culture, and history. I tend to gather around its inspirational architecture, churches and temples especially, because they are gathering spaces for the forces of nature that reside here, music, births, weddings, funerals.. all of it.
I try to curate that emotion in my work, and that’s part of my protective nature about this culture. It has to be protected and conserved so it can be handed to the next generation. Constantly exposed to an aggressive climate and the forces of time, southern Louisiana is a harsh environment that leans on strong grassroots and institutional stewardship to maintain its culture so it remains for future generations.
Art has the unique power to ignite passion and foster community, making it a vital catalyst for to help preserve cultural icons, landmarks, and architecture.
“The Neighborhood”, a trio of shotgun houses. Private collection, but can be reproduced.
“St. Louis Cathedral, Detail #6”, private collection
“St. Louis Cathedral” 32”x18”, convex, with gold leaf border. Available in retail vendor locations (see Where To Buy page)
“Old Cemetery #1, Panorama #68”, 32”x 12”, available through retail vendor program.
“St. Louis Cemetery #1”, 62”x 48”, custom sculpture/mixed media (private collection).
St. Louis Cathedral, Sculpture, 2011, private collection. Marc’s unique forced perspective pieces can be custom commissioned. Choose your home, commercial, or public building. Email the studio for more information johnmarc56@gmail.com
The Jesuit Church on Barrone Street in New Orleans is a hidden gem tucked between an elevation of buildings in the city. Available in multiple sizes at Marc’s retail locations.
This antiqued architectural detail piece of The St. Louis Cathedral, measures 9”x7” and is one of Marc’s most popular retail vendor pieces. Ideal for shelf or wall mount and the prefect gift year round, it captures the weathered yet strong patina of the city. Find a store near you.
Unique forced perspective piece of The St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Elevation detail of The St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, 42” x 48”, Epoxy Resin on Panel Board, 2017.
John Marc Anderson art is instantly recognizable and captivating. Truly capturing the warmth and weathered sensibility about New Orleans, every handcrafted and signed work conveys a little piece of history and elegance that is loved by both locals and visitors alike.
