Vernacular Structures in Marvelous Palette, Unsigned Oil on Masonite Painting maple with Matthew's Galleries stamped on

with Matthew's Galleries stamped on reverse

closing tightly with a satisfying click

and not at all once the cabinet is filled

with black paint for the eyes and brows

on nail stilts

Vernacular Structures in Marvelous Palette, Unsigned Oil on Masonite Painting maple with Matthew's Galleries stamped onI found this one at an antiques show in Bath, Maine last weekend pulled out just as I was leaving, and I snatched it immediately. Unsigned, and artist unknown, but I think quite a terrific and also joyful painting (those roofs looking like bubble gum ice cream!) with the color palette making me think of Philip Guston, and these structures making me think of Holland. Delight in vernacular architecture, wonderful play of color and pattern,