Hello dear folk art lovers,
It is almost mid May - finally I now have many new pieces of art on my website. It has been fun meeting up with the artists again. It seems as if everyone is doing well and working hard at being creative. The milder winter that we have had has made it easier for the artists to be in their workshops during the traditionally cold months of the year. It seemed to me as if there was more finished work to chose from that other years at this time.
I have pieces of work by artists who are not shown on the website, so if there is an artist whose work you enjoy and you do not see it there, please contact me,perhaps I have a piece of that person's work at the gallery.Rick Brittain is the artist whose paintings have greatly evolved since I began selling his work. He often paints on found objects or frames his work with found objects. Many of his paintings depict empathic rural scenes using bright colours and lots of paint. Barry Colpitts has been able to obtain difficult to secure cultural grants to carve a couple of pieces of work. Congratulations Barry - your work has a large following.
In addition I have pieces for sale by deceased artist Bubby Moores who was most famous for his large carving of a naked (but not offensive) female named Penelope and she was often seen with her crouching poodle. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a Penelope but I do have one poodle. I have a bridal couple carved by him as well as a two foot female dressed in blue. Then there is an Oxen painting by Eddie Mandaggio as well as a seascape by him. Eddie has not done any work in many years and these pieces came to me from collectors who were downsizing. I have a couple of lovely paintings by Leo Naugler. I saw Leo a couple of weeks ago and he is looking healthier than he has for many years. I also have a couple of pieces for sale by Don Lewis.
I hope that at some point between now and the end of October when the gallery closes I will again have an opportunity to meet many of you. Not only are the folk artists familiar faces in my life, many of the collectors are becoming frequent summer visitors. I will write again in a while. Enjoy the warmer weather, stay healthy and I hope that you have lots of fun and laughter in your life. Inge
It is almost mid May - finally I now have many new pieces of art on my website. It has been fun meeting up with the artists again. It seems as if everyone is doing well and working hard at being creative. The milder winter that we have had has made it easier for the artists to be in their workshops during the traditionally cold months of the year. It seemed to me as if there was more finished work to chose from that other years at this time.
I have pieces of work by artists who are not shown on the website, so if there is an artist whose work you enjoy and you do not see it there, please contact me,perhaps I have a piece of that person's work at the gallery.Rick Brittain is the artist whose paintings have greatly evolved since I began selling his work. He often paints on found objects or frames his work with found objects. Many of his paintings depict empathic rural scenes using bright colours and lots of paint. Barry Colpitts has been able to obtain difficult to secure cultural grants to carve a couple of pieces of work. Congratulations Barry - your work has a large following.
In addition I have pieces for sale by deceased artist Bubby Moores who was most famous for his large carving of a naked (but not offensive) female named Penelope and she was often seen with her crouching poodle. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a Penelope but I do have one poodle. I have a bridal couple carved by him as well as a two foot female dressed in blue. Then there is an Oxen painting by Eddie Mandaggio as well as a seascape by him. Eddie has not done any work in many years and these pieces came to me from collectors who were downsizing. I have a couple of lovely paintings by Leo Naugler. I saw Leo a couple of weeks ago and he is looking healthier than he has for many years. I also have a couple of pieces for sale by Don Lewis.
I hope that at some point between now and the end of October when the gallery closes I will again have an opportunity to meet many of you. Not only are the folk artists familiar faces in my life, many of the collectors are becoming frequent summer visitors. I will write again in a while. Enjoy the warmer weather, stay healthy and I hope that you have lots of fun and laughter in your life. Inge
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