Birthday Cake for Flannery

Celebrating Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday.

March 14 - May 9

Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta

My work is sold by Spalding Nix Fine Art in Atlanta, Southside Gallery in Oxford, MS, and Fischer Galleries in Jackson, MS.

Mudlarkings

Radiant Matter

"Blair Hobbs’ Radiant Matter is a suite of memorably archetypal mixed media artworks that arise from her thoughts while undergoing radiation treatments for breast cancer and transmute them into transcendent loveliness.”

Jerry Cullum,  art critic, Arts ATL. 

Up late. Just drew this cameo for a larger piece. Might be learning something new.
@johntedge brought home a King cake from @laboulangerienola during a Mardi Gras visit to NOLA. We didn’t have a proper celebration for it until now. I pulled it out of the freezer and Eastered it up with pink sprinkles and fake eggs for a nest
Palm Sunday is my favorite church day of the year, and in a weird way I was comforted that mama passed away on this sacred day in 2020. This year, for Holy Week, our @fpc_oxford music director, @creightonholder organized a members art show for each
Eugene has no bone joints. He’s made of jell-O. #splits #catsofinstagram #hesfifteen
I have a beautiful friend who just had hip surgery, so I stirred up Craig Claiborne’s chicken spaghetti (minus the red meat) for her and her family. And enough to feed us until June. 🫣
I miss Rome.
Hey friends with green thumbs! What would you do to prep these container beds for tomatoes? I’ve had very mixed results with my plants bearing fruit. Thank you in advance!!!
We’re on the back side of our trip, so it seems appropriate to post our dog butts of Italy portfolio. Each dog butt expresses its own personality. #dogbutts #dogbuttsofitaly #ciao
On the airplane. All it takes is one Lorazepam.
Our last day. Staying a stone’s throw from the Roman Forum with a one-eyed cat and her slinky friend. Already missing some art dogs and glorious strawberries.
This sweet baby turns 24 today!!! Happy Birthday, @jess_edge. We love you so much 💕❤️⭐️💕❤️🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂
Thanks @jamiequatro for being so smart and seeing so deep into my work for this @parisreview essay. And thanks @spaldingnixfineart for believing in my work. And happy birthday Flannery! To read the sassy, surf to theparisreview.org
Thank you, @alessandra_monteraponi for the delicious tour today. We learned many things about time, patience, and what cared for land returns to the nurturer. Among the best lessons—dog lovers make the best wines. I love your three-year old fly
Our beautiful little room in Sienna with enormous windows looking out to a sunny Piazza Salimbeni. Stretched out on the bed, I noticed the sculpted men peering in from the building across the street. And since we couldn’t watch the Ole Miss gam
A fine day in Siena. We walked hills and stopped in to visit Saint Catherine’s mummified head and finger (she looks pretty good!) Walked some more until we stopped at a bistro behind the Siena Cathedral where we read and drew. We’ve seen
Had a Negroni with @mochalina_rome and spotted a handsome Pienza dude riding in the way-back.