That’s Corey from Silver Lion Framing here in #longbranchTO with a painting from our little collection by Kentucky folk artist Charley Kinney he is framing up for us.
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All posts tagged “folk art”
Science Fiction Painting by Fred R. Messer
Here is a science fiction painting by Fred R. Messer we were able to pick up as part of a lot of 4 works by the artist for very attractive price at the Slotin Folk Art Auction, which took place on the weekend down in… Read More
A beautiful November day
What a spectacular fall day. Here at 27th Street, the sun warmed things up enough that I could sit on the front porch and frail my banjo for an hour or so. I spent most of that time working on a piece called Lonesome John.… Read More
Home Faces part 1
Tuffy P posting tonight. I came home tonight and all our faces just seemed to leap out from the kitchen dining room, front porch and hallway.
You don’t need a weatherman….
Our Burgess Dulaney cement-head enjoys the snow….
Burgess Dulaney Face – Good Morning Long Branch 7:20am
Burgess Dulaney was a Mississippi folk artist (1914-2001). Love his work and view of life – to learn more, visit: http://burgessdulaneymudsculptures.blogspot.ca/
Whirligig
At some point in late fall or early winter, storm winds damaged the fisherman whirligig we had out front. I have to make one new part and replace another and it will be fine again. Meanwhile, today we decided to give the carousel whirligig a… Read More
Delta blues meets visual blues
For some years we have been interested in what I guess you could call folk art or outsider art or art by “untrained” artists, and we’ve been following the Slotin auctions which occur a couple times each year. There’s one this weekend, called Delta blues… Read More
Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs
Note to self…stop in Wilson next trip to NC… Mr. Simpson passed in June of last year at age 94, but he left behind plenty of joy in his intricate creations.
The Fisherman
Yesterday evening, I installed a new whirligig in the front garden. This one is a fisherman. When wind blows the prop, the fisherman catches the fish.
27th Street 