Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry signage with a mischievous grin

with a mischievous grin

(I've whited out the frame in one image in case distracting

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

completely endearing her to me even as it somewhat undermines her seductive pose

Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry signage with a mischievous grinPure 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