Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry signage full-color illustrations by Nanogak that

full-color illustrations by Nanogak that communicate the same legends visually—and which I think I could look at every day and never tire of

but to my eye the super primitiveness of this particular tool makes it a very singular and quite affecting thing

my favorite and the most useful of all

and I really love the draping hair and reeds and trees and limbs all woven together

Mid 19th century or so I would think

Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry signage full-color illustrations by Nanogak thatPure delight. When I was in Nashville in February, I fell in love with a brightly painted folk art parrot painting in an excellent taqueria, which was sadly not to be sold. This brilliant yellow bird (the species of which I don't know enough to identify) immediately reminded me of that one. The painting definitely rewards close looking, with a tiny brush stroke for every feather and lots of other colors mixed in, adding up to a creature that feels