On Friday, October 30, Frenchy set up his easel at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans and painted Widespread Panic live, start to finish, on the first night of the band’s Halloween run.

By the end of the show, the whole band was on one 30 x 40 inch canvas.

The finished painting on Frenchy's easel at Lakefront Arena

Bid on the original

The painting is up for silent auction now, and a portion of the proceeds goes to WWOZ, New Orleans’ community radio station. Bidding started at $5,000, the current high bid is shown on the auction page, and bidding closes Sunday, November 1 at 7 PM (New Orleans time).

See the painting come together, sketch to finish, and place your bid.

Frenchy's first sketch of the band