Early American Folk Art Paintings

Just shipped another by the light of the moon painting to a family in pennsylvania.

Early american folk art paintings. Sep 9 2018 explore leslee shepler s board early american paintings followed by 1446 people on pinterest. One style was referred to as primitive. I have studied the styles of many famous folk art painters as well as not so famous folk art painters. The style varied from artist to artist.

Early american folk art paintings folk art portraits. It was quite common for both young boys and also girls to be painted wearing dresses. Hard to see a lot of the detail in the photo. As a self taught artist i have always been fascinated by early american history including the folk art style of painting that went along with it.

Folk art paintings and folk art portraits early american folk art paintings and folk art portraits were commonly done in various styles. It is a christmas present for the woman s parents. Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture definitions vary but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind rather than being exclusively decorative the makers of folk art are normally trained within a popular tradition rather than in the fine art tradition of the culture. Handmade early american folk art creations primitives primitive primitive folk art primitive folk art designs primitive country folk art art folk primitive.