Pink House, Blue Sky, Old Folk Art Painting on Stone Slate Jhaalaam boots Great carved and pink painted

Great carved and pink painted face as well--which I especially like as it makes me think of the maker

I found these along with the c

Jugtown Pottery was founded in 1921 by Jacques and Juliana Busbee

is still in business

Pink House, Blue Sky, Old Folk Art Painting on Stone Slate Jhaalaam boots Great carved and pink paintedI imagine he slate on which this pink house and winter landscape was painted was salvaged from an antique school slate the frame of which fell apart. Whatever the case, I like it as much as any slate painting I've seen, cozy feeling and also with a real brightness (I'd say radiance, really) to this pink house against white snowy ground and blue sky. I especially love that little line of black crosses for the fence in the distance to the right of the