Merganser Drake Vintage Folk Art Painting on Wood by Hugh F. Jope venus as if standing silently by

as if standing silently by

I want to see you all so bad

1920s-30s--and I love how the turned wooden parts from which the figures are composed are clearly functional knobs and handles

and perhaps for the comfort they offer as well

Merganser Drake Vintage Folk Art Painting on Wood by Hugh F. Jope venus as if standing silently byI love a Merganser, with its long bill and dark green crest, and really love this painting, folky but proud, and with the terrific flat teal blue ground making this drake feel pretty iconic. A quick search found the Hugh F. Jobe who painted it, a WWII veteran of Haverhill, MA, 1923 2002. Though I have found no other examples of the work, the fact that he painted the back of this one to say "oil paint no frame" makes me think he surely made and sold