Robert Dafford is a current resident of Lafayette and has painted over 300 murals across the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, and England. He has been making murals, signs, and paintings for 35 years. In the past 15 years, Dafford has focused much of his output along the Ohio River, painting over 200 large historical images of cities on their floodwalls, using his signature trompe l’œil, advanced perspective, and realist techniques. Dafford is best known for his depictions of the history of the Acadians; for his murals in Paducah and Covington, KY and Portsmouth, OH; and of course for his giant Clarinet on the facade of the Holiday Inn in New Orleans.