Some Weird Paintings I Got from My Grandpa's

[RocknRollGypsy]

Given the fact that Bling seems to genuinely love these paintings, I think you should sell to him, regardless of bid



Art and commerce make bad bedfellows

He is not the only one who genuinely loves them.

 

[poncho]

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[Skintaster]

Trust me, if I had it at the moment, I would gladly pay several hundred bucks for one of those.

 

[RocknRollGypsy]

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[coldsteal2]

Awesome talent, scary as hell but an awesome talent!

 

[GuitarToneFreak]

**Bidding on the Painting is Now Closed**

Thanks to everybody who participated, and if I decide to sell the eyeless figure painting you guys will be the first to know! Chances are I will be selling that one, I just don't know when, so whenever that is you guys can bid on that one, too, if you'd like.

 

[Kalamazuu]

Nice! Does the winner want to show his face?
Like Bling said, if the winner has a nice camera and could take a better shot of that, that'd be real cool.

And congrats, that's a real cool piece of art!

 

[RocknRollGypsy]

Just got these pictures from back home, the painting is now all framed and ready to be hung! I will try and get everyone some better shots when I am back on the east coast in September! But for now, some cell phone pics a friend sent me will have to do!

 

[GuitarToneFreak]

Looks fantastic, Gypsy!

I really do wonder what the original painter would think if he were still alive, ya know? Decades after he painted these paintings, they're now in another part of the country in a beautiful frame being admired by people. It's just crazy, but the paintings deserve it.

 

[psychojohn]

Live near Summerville, GA, the home of the late Reverend Howard Finster, the quintessential American folk artist. He has art hanging in the Smithsonian Museum, my kitchen and did a few album covers (forgive me, but it was for either The Black Crows or The Counting Crows, REM, Talking Heads, among a few). When Olympics were in Atlanta, he was commissioned to do and did one of his last major works: A big Coke Bottle.

Re these pics in question: The front/backsided nature, the "canvas" material used, their simplicity and colors would all classify them as examples of folk art. Often has a spiritual bent and uses materials at hand. They're definitely not Finsters, but it would be interesting to know more about the artist.

John

 

[GuitarToneFreak]

Live near Summerville, GA, the home of the late Reverend Howard Finster, the quintessential American folk artist. He has art hanging in the Smithsonian Museum, my kitchen and did a few album covers (forgive me, but it was for either The Black Crows or The Counting Crows, among a few). When Olympics were in Atlanta, he was commissioned to do and did one of his last major works: A big Coke Bottle.

Re these pics in question: The front/backsided nature, the "canvas" material used, their simplicity and colors would all classify them as examples of folk art. Often has a spiritual bent and uses materials at hand. They're definitely not Finsters, but it would be interesting to know more about the artist.

John

Just Googled his name and his work is definitely interesting. Trippy, but it's got a sense of normalcy, too, so it makes for some very interesting pieces.

Yeah, I know next to nothing about this artist, unfortunately. All I know, as I said in my OP, is he had some mental problems and his sister had him committed and eventually sold his paintings which is when my Grandpa bought them. He didn't even sign them or anything, which makes sense as they probably weren't ever meant for public consumption as River said, so unless I were to ever get in touch with the sister (and, given that this was in the 80's, my Grandpa doesn't remember exactly where he got them - there's no guarantee she's even still alive) I won't ever know anything about him. All I know is he made some very interesting paintings that are unlike anything I've ever seen.

 

[artis_xe]

Re these pics in question: The front/backsided nature, the "canvas" material used, their simplicity and colors would all classify them as examples of folk art.
John

___ using the front and backside of masonite board is actually a common practice for amateur artists experimenting with oils and acrylics.

 

[Alligatorbling]

materials used were acrylic paints and cardboard canvas. he went heavy on the paint =)

much like myself when i paint.

 

[artis_xe]

materials used were acrylic paints and cardboard canvas. he went heavy on the paint =)

what is cardboard canvas ?

 

[RocknRollGypsy]

materials used were acrylic paints and cardboard canvas. he went heavy on the paint =)

much like myself when i paint.

Very heavy on the paint. Which is also how I am as well. They didn't even want to put the glass over it because it was so heavy. But I insisted, as I wanted it protected from smoke and sunlight.....

 

[Kashmir]

LSD has been around for a long time now.

 

[MeKevin]

Fvcking bump.

 

[GuitarToneFreak]

Fvcking bump.

I can't get him to give me any more. He told me he had no use for them, but he doesn't seem to want to get rid of them; it sucks because there's just sitting at his house collecting dust, but ah, well. What are ya gonna do?

 

[MeKevin]

That's alright. It's just one of my favorite threads ever, and I don't like art.

It was also my first bump for a thread ever on any forum, I'm pretty sure.