Sasha Velour

Margaux Hymel

Previous Browse Next

Art by Gaux Gaux

Sasha Velour

2021

This portrait of renowned drag queen Sasha Velour is a vibrant homage to her extraordinary passion and artistry. Utilizing an array of bright colors, the painting bursts with life, reflecting the dynamic energy Sasha brings to her performances. Embedded within the canvas, natural gemstones like rubies and amethysts shimmer, symbolizing the depth and richness of her craft. These precious stones, known for their strength and beauty, echo Sasha's own resilience and elegance, creating a captivating interplay between the natural and the fantastical. This piece celebrates not just her iconic presence, but the enduring impact of her artistry on the world of drag.

Buy  $350.00

Acrylic on canvas with all-natural tumbled gemstones set in resin


12" x 9"
Shipping cost: $25.00

Image Description: Sasha Velour / Main Image
Margaux Hymel

Artist + Margaux Hymel

As a New Orleans native, I am so proud to be apart of this culturally thriving city. There is no better place to be as an artist, and I find inspiration on a daily basis walking through these enriching streets. After receiving my MFA from LSU, I moved to the Garden District where I currently work out of my home studio.

Working almost entirely in acrylic, I create large-scale figurative paintings on canvas. Having several wonderful gay friends who are drag queens, I have been exposed to private dressing rooms before their show. Enamored with the dazzling two-hour transformations and impressed by the talent and dedication it took to create these costumes, I found a spark to represent this world in my ongoing series “Painted Ladies” and “Costumes and Queens”. My paintings explore the notion that gender is no longer black and white but an array of colors as expressed through the use of bright color schemes. My work showcases the fun in expressing oneself and toy with the concept of androgyny. I generally create my works based on imagination using ideas from memories, photos, or sights around the city.

In my most current series, I am creating my own interpretation of tarot using drag queens as a motif. The "Drag Tarot Series" incorporates the themes of Tarot card reading and the artistic expression of Drag to blend together these two very popular elements found in New Orleans. 

Visit my website: gaux-gaux.com Follow me on Instagram 

All of my paintings are on gallery-wrap canvas. The sides are painted so they do not require a frame. For more info, please message me or send me an email: gaux@gaux-gaux.com


NEW ORLEANS 

You May Also Like

Pure Witness  
Pure Witness
$1,000.00 Connor McManus
Washington Square Serenade 1  
Washington Square Serenade 1
$300.00 Sean Randall
March the Overpass  
March the Overpass
$65.00 Spencer Schulz
Feng Shui Prints  
Feng Shui Prints
$250.00 Josie Azuma
Clifton Chenier  
Clifton Chenier
$25.00 Lucille Anderson
Kanagawa  
Kanagawa
$690.00 Connor McManus
Egret III  
Egret III
$1,200.00 Kate R. Hanrahan
Swimmer  
Swimmer
$4,200.00 Kate R. Hanrahan
Fly  
Fly
$225.00 Connor McManus
"Leviathan House Float"  
"Leviathan House Float"
$800.00 Chicory Miles
Medium Banana Flower  
Medium Banana Flower
$300.00 Katie Kut
The Laugh of Recognition 2  
The Laugh of Recognition 2
$900.00 Sean Randall
Ghosts of Lafitte's  
Ghosts of Lafitte's
$850.00 Spencer Schulz
Suspended Animation  
Suspended Animation
$2,700.00 Nancy Lassen
Audubon Trees  
Audubon Trees
$1,200.00 Connor McManus
Queen Anne’s Lace  
Queen Anne’s Lace
$3,900.00 Margaux Hymel
We're in together  
We're in together
$2,500.00 Malak Morgan
Endless Lilies  
Endless Lilies
$6,000.00 Matty Whitcomb
Leisa Gail Strafuss  
Leisa Gail Strafuss
$260.00 Stephen Rooney
Wild Fern, No. 2  
Wild Fern, No. 2
$1,400.00 Rebecca Birtel Madura
"Louisiana Cotton Stalks with Cool Grey and Metallic Gold"  
"Louisiana Cotton Stalks with Cool Grey and Metallic Gold"
$1,500.00 Caroline Youngblood
Brush Passes, Ladies in Glasses no. 1  
Brush Passes, Ladies in Glasses no. 1
$800.00 Nicole Ockmond
Supplication  
Supplication
$5,500.00 Patrick Henry
Fired Up  
Fired Up
$6,750.00 Nancy Lassen
Dream Little Chief  
Dream Little Chief
$950.00 Nancy Wolfe Kimberly
Iphone Rescue Mission  
Iphone Rescue Mission
$2,225.00 Jessie Chappuis
OPEN SKY SHOTGUN HOUSE  
OPEN SKY SHOTGUN HOUSE
$975.00 Ron Smith
Better Later  
Better Later
$4,000.00 Adam Newman
Reveille  
Reveille
$1,875.00 Emory Nolan
Untitled JVK_6  
Untitled JVK_6
$1,400.00 Johnny King

Meet the Artists

Local art is the lifeblood of our culture and communities. We source work from hundreds of painters, muralists, sculptors, metal workers, printmakers, illustrators, photographers, and textile artists, every one of whom is part of your local community.

Location All / Greater New Orleans / Greater Baton Rouge / North Louisiana / Mississippi Gulf Coast
A Magical St. Charles Day
Camille Barnes Visionary Design LLC
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Camille Barnes
Kindred Spirits
Ron Smith Painting
SHREVEPORT
Ron Smith
Ego - Print
Shelby Little Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Shelby Little
The Neighborhood
Ella Albrecht Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ella Albrecht
Kermit Ruffins : BBQ swinger
Gabriel Flowers New Orleans Paint and Design
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabriel Flowers
Let’s Have Brunch When This is All Over
Nancy Lassen Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Lassen
PIGGY BACK
Roz LeCompte Painting
BROUSSARD
Roz LeCompte
Soft Serve at the Billy Goat Hole
Saegan Swanson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Saegan Swanson
"Snake Charmer"
Isabel Perez Gomez Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Isabel Perez Gomez
Golden Hour
Anne Blenker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne Blenker
Emotional Fury #2
Donald Fontenot Painting
MANDEVILLE
Donald Fontenot
Serenity
Anne McLeod Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anne McLeod
Tree of Life (44)
Caroline Youngblood Painting
MONROE
Caroline Youngblood
Carnival Series II
Ayodele Owolabi Painting
JEFFERSON
Ayodele Owolabi
Ghost Ship
Charles Hoffacker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Charles Hoffacker
Meditation #6
Kristen Albrecht Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristen Albrecht
Dr. John
Toné Lowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Toné Lowe
Delight
Natalie Acquistapace Painting
FOLSOM
Natalie Acquistapace
Wild Ferns, No 1
Rebecca Birtel Madura Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rebecca Birtel Madura
“Release”
Max Bernardi Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Max Bernardi
Waiter/Waitress
Alexandra Kilburn Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Alexandra Kilburn
Day Dreaming
Debbie Boyd Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Debbie Boyd
ADORNED III
Lori Sperier Mixed Media / Painting
COVINGTON
Lori Sperier
"Transendance" homage tyo Carlos Santana
George McClements Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George McClements
La Mer
Charissa Owens Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Charissa Owens
My people were fair and had sky in their hair
Johnny King Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Johnny King
Blue Roots 1
Emma Fick Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emma Fick
Angels of the savannah
Amzie Adams Painting
MARIGNY
Amzie Adams
Clouds Uplifting
Daryl D. Johnson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Daryl D. Johnson
Terrance Strikes a Pose on Lafitte Street
Drew Cooke Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Drew Cooke
Plated Oyster
Sarah Nelson Sarah Nelson Fine Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sarah Nelson
I am an Island, custom framed
Josie Azuma Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Josie Azuma
Saint of Lost Causes
Sean Randall Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Randall
I’ll Have Raspberries, Please.
Cathie Stuckey Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cathie Stuckey
Tylor and His Dog Lemon
Paige DeVries Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Paige DeVries
"Jacob's Ladder (Marie Laveau Visits Her Tomb)"
John Turner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
John Turner
A New Idea
Carolyn Busenlener Painting
PEARLINGTON
Carolyn Busenlener
Place in The Middle
Emily Pullin Painting
RUSTON
Emily Pullin
The Golden Boat
Lee Morais Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lee Morais
Rhapsody 2
Sadako Lewis Painting
DIAMONDHEAD
Sadako Lewis
Otis
Lucille Anderson Lucille Blues
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lucille Anderson
TRANS/GAZA/SYSTEMIC/WOKE
David Lang Painting
NEW ORLEANS
David Lang
You Denied My Existence - James Baldwin
Jason Van Pelt Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jason Van Pelt
Gator Hunters
Cassidy Breaux Painting
Cassidy Breaux
Magnolia Madame
Rayne Bories Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rayne Bories
Oak Tree (Red)
Connor McManus Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connor McManus
The Homecoming
Cheryl Anne Grace Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Cheryl Anne Grace
Ascending Trees
Louise Guidry Encaustic / Monotype / Painting / Printmaking
NEW ORLEANS
Louise Guidry
Untitled 002
Gabrielle Tolliver Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Gabrielle Tolliver
Ceramic Vanity Tray
Emily Lovejoy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emily Lovejoy
Infinite Sadness
Jeremy Paten Mixed Media / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jeremy Paten
Awaken I
Matt Litchliter Mixed Media / Painting
NORTHSHORE
Matt Litchliter
Orgullo
MILAGROS Collective Painting
NEW ORLEANS
MILAGROS Collective
Nelumbo
Danielle Keys Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Danielle Keys
The Promise
Mary Scinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Scinto
Dragonfly Sky
Matty Whitcomb Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Matty Whitcomb
Ritual
Virginia Candler Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Virginia Candler
Days Like This II
Cierra English Painting
BATON ROUGE
Cierra English
Bakery Village House Portrait
Hayley Roussel Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Hayley Roussel
Serenity Series. Lillies.
Anya Lincoln Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Anya Lincoln
Transfiguration in Blue
Kate R. Hanrahan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kate R. Hanrahan
I Wish I Knew
Catherine Walker Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Catherine Walker
"Birds of a Feather: Cockatoo"
Stephanie Reed Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephanie Reed
"Trapped"
RANNIE HOWARD Painting
LOS ANGELES/KENNER
RANNIE HOWARD
Get the Shot! (Nutria)
Michael Slage Painting
HOUMA
Michael Slage
The Steppers (Step x Step)
Ceaux . Ceaux Artwork
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ceaux .
Bird Watching
Ember Soberman Painting / Mixed Media
NEW ORLEANS
Ember Soberman
Wildlife
Mary Singleton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Mary Singleton
Harley Baby
Rise Delmar Ochsner Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Rise Delmar Ochsner
Reflections 3
Antonio Ferachi Painting
PLAQUEMINE
Antonio Ferachi
New Orleans Restaurant's
Connie Kittok Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Connie Kittok
Flowers from my Daughter - Print
Nancy Rowe Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Rowe
Orchestra
Tony Hollums Painting
MARIGNY
Tony Hollums
Bring Back Louisiana
Vitus Shell Mixed Media / Painting
MONROE
Vitus Shell
Song Trails
Nicole Ockmond Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nicole Ockmond
Sundown in March
Stephen Rooney Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Stephen Rooney
Don't Lose Sight
Kris Muntan Painting
NORTHSHORE
Kris Muntan
Banana flower 2
Katie Kut Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Kut
'You Know What the Ocean Is?' Fine Art Print
Heather Bird Harris Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Heather Bird Harris
Encounter
Malak Morgan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Malak Morgan
Temperatures Rising #17
claire gowdy Painting
BATON ROUGE, LA
claire gowdy
Ascension Original Framed Painting
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly Gator Girl Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nancy Wolfe Kimberly
persimmons on a blue tile
Jacques Soulas Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jacques Soulas
Bayou Diminuendo
Emory Nolan Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Emory Nolan
Land Before Time II
Leroy Miranda Jr. Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Leroy Miranda Jr.
Heron in the Mist Original Painting
Lorin Vieira Painting
BATON ROUGE
Lorin Vieira
Clarity
Sean Clark Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Sean Clark
Backboard for "NOLA has Wiiings"
BE3K . Painting
NEW ORLEANS
BE3K .
Bubbles at Brunch - Fine Art PRINT
Kristy Oustalet Duke Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kristy Oustalet Duke
Clouds
Ben Hamburger Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Ben Hamburger
Edison
Brent Houzenga Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brent Houzenga
Marsh Island
Jata Craighill Painting
GULF COAST
Jata Craighill
Wet Bread
Thomas Deaton Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Thomas Deaton
Masked Bricks
Queen Hope Parker Queen Hope Poetic Art
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Queen Hope Parker
Find Yourself There
Maggie Jones Boudreaux Painting
RUSTON
Maggie Jones Boudreaux
When the River Can't Wait to Reach the Ocean
Kat Ryalls Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Kat Ryalls
La ville se reveille (The city awakens)
Darlene Langendonk Art Impressions
Painting
NORTH SHORE
Darlene Langendonk
Red Cloud 12.01
George Dolgy Painting
NEW ORLEANS
George Dolgy
seen
Jessica Strahan JHand Paints
Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessica Strahan
Past Life
Jessie Chappuis Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Jessie Chappuis
Bring Back Louisiana
Leah Morace Painting
ALEXANDRIA
Leah Morace
Festival des Acadiens
Devin De Wulf Folk / Outsider Art / Painting / Photography
NEW ORLEANS
Devin De Wulf
Le Bon Temp Roule
Nurhan Gokturk Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Nurhan Gokturk
French Quarter Stroll
Lyla Clayre Illustration / Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Lyla Clayre
Off the porch
Patrick Henry Victory Arts
Painting
SLIDELL
Patrick Henry
Portals to Anywhere
Katie Yaquinto Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Katie Yaquinto
Swamp Creatures
Morgan Allain Painting
LAKE CHARLES
Morgan Allain
RedBean the Crawfish for Bring Back Louisiana
Adam Sambola Painting
SLIDELL
Adam Sambola
Bring Back Louisiana
Vergie Banks Painting
LAFAYETTE
Vergie Banks
Indigo 7
Alanna Ali Painting
BATON ROUGE
Alanna Ali
Nightwork
Spencer Schulz Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Spencer Schulz
A Snowbird's Winter
Michael Eble Painting
LAFAYETTE
Michael Eble
"Eliza"
Brett Henderson Painting
NEW ORLEANS
Brett Henderson
;