John Mason FOLK ART PAINTING OUTSIDER Dog #8 Mullis collection This painting is on paper by John Mason FOLK ARTIST- «Brown Dog Bird» – #89x 12 inches JOHN MASON (North Carolina/Virginia, 1900-1997)1990-91, Brown Dog signed «by John Mason» and dated, felt pen and crayon on paper, 12 x 9 in.; unframedProvenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian Mullis light wear at corners JOHN ROBERT MASON 1900-1997 John Robert Mason. born in North Carolina ,lived in Suffolk, VA. He worked on the railroads and at the Planter’s Peanuts plant. He started drawing after his retirement as something to do. He used colored pencils and felt markers on paper or cardboard. His pictures are of stylized birds, moons, trees and suns. He was included in the exhibition «Folk Art» The Common Wealth of Virginia» and his work is included in the permanent collection of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum. His «studio» was the Hardee’s restaurant in Suffolk. He became such a tourist attraction that Hardee’s eventually gave him a certificate awarding him free breakfasts for life. His work his work is included in the permanent collections of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum.John Robert Mason died in 1997Provenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian MullisThe Mullis folk art collection, has been shown in numerous exhibitions around the country, and they donated many works of art to the Georgia Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, and the Yale University Art Museum. In 1994, they began their folk art collection which includes Bill Traylor and other southern folk artists. There have been four exhibitions based on the Mullis collection. 2007 and titled «Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection.» 2009 and titled «Lord Love You: Works by RA Miller from the Mullis Collection.» «All Creatures Great and Small,» and Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University titled, «Amen, Amen: Religion and Southern Self-Taught Artists in the Mullis Collection.» John Mason Exhibits;Birds: Paintings and sculpture of birds by self-taught, Outsider and American Folk Artists»,American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1997)- «Drawings: Alternate World Views» American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1999) Ref: Contemporary American Folk Art – A Collector’s Guide, Chuck and Jan Rosenak (1996)Self Taught, Outsider and Folk Art, Betty-Carol Sellen (2000) See more art at Anton Haardt Gallery, website, and my Ebay Shop
This painting is on paper by John Mason FOLK ARTIST- «Red Sun Birds » – #1 13x 16 inches JOHN ROBERT MASON 1900-1997 John Robert Mason. born in North Carolina ,lived in Suffolk, VA. He worked on the railroads and at the Planter’s Peanuts plant. He started drawing after his retirement as something to do. He used colored pencils and felt markers on paper or cardboard. His pictures are of stylized birds, moons, trees and suns. He was included in the exhibition «Folk Art» The Common Wealth of Virginia» and his work is included in the permanent collection of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum. His «studio» was the Hardee’s restaurant in Suffolk. He became such a tourist attraction that Hardee’s eventually gave him a certificate awarding him free breakfasts for life. His work his work is included in the permanent collections of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum.John Robert Mason died in 1997*See more John Mason Art of «Venus» on my Ebay Shop- «Birds: Paintings and sculpture of birds by self-taught, Outsider and American Folk Artists»,American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1997)- «Drawings: Alternate World Views» American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1999) Ref: Contemporary American Folk Art – A Collector’s Guide, Chuck and Jan Rosenak (1996)Self Taught, Outsider and Folk Art, Betty-Carol Sellen (2000) VISIT MY EBAY STORE TO SEE MORE FOLK ART!!
This painting is on paper by John Mason FOLK ARTIST- «Trip to Moon » – #3 13x 16 inches JOHN ROBERT MASON 1900-1997 John Robert Mason. born in North Carolina ,lived in Suffolk, VA. He worked on the railroads and at the Planter’s Peanuts plant. He started drawing after his retirement as something to do. He used colored pencils and felt markers on paper or cardboard. His pictures are of stylized birds, moons, trees and suns. He was included in the exhibition «Folk Art» The Common Wealth of Virginia» and his work is included in the permanent collection of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum. His «studio» was the Hardee’s restaurant in Suffolk. He became such a tourist attraction that Hardee’s eventually gave him a certificate awarding him free breakfasts for life. His work his work is included in the permanent collections of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum.John Robert Mason died in 1997 – «Birds: Paintings and sculpture of birds by self-taught, Outsider and American Folk Artists»,American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1997)- «Drawings: Alternate World Views» American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1999) Ref: Contemporary American Folk Art – A Collector’s Guide, Chuck and Jan Rosenak (1996)Self Taught, Outsider and Folk Art, Betty-Carol Sellen (2000) VISIT MY EBAY STORE TO SEE MORE FOLK ART!!
John Mason FOLK ART PAINTING OUTSIDER «House» #9 Mullis collection This painting is on paper by John Mason FOLK ARTIST- «House » – #99x 12 inches JOHN MASON (North Carolina/Virginia, 1900-1997)1990-91, HOUSE, signed «by John Mason» and dated, felt pen and crayon on paper, 12 x 9 in.; unframedProvenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian Mullis light wear at corners JOHN ROBERT MASON 1900-1997 John Robert Mason. born in North Carolina ,lived in Suffolk, VA. He worked on the railroads and at the Planter’s Peanuts plant. He started drawing after his retirement as something to do. He used colored pencils and felt markers on paper or cardboard. His pictures are of stylized birds, moons, trees and suns. He was included in the exhibition «Folk Art» The Common Wealth of Virginia» and his work is included in the permanent collection of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum. His «studio» was the Hardee’s restaurant in Suffolk. He became such a tourist attraction that Hardee’s eventually gave him a certificate awarding him free breakfasts for life. His work his work is included in the permanent collections of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum.John Robert Mason died in 1997Provenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian MullisThe Mullis folk art collection, has been shown in numerous exhibitions around the country, and they donated many works of art to the Georgia Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, and the Yale University Art Museum. In 1994, they began their folk art collection which includes Bill Traylor and other southern folk artists. There have been four exhibitions based on the Mullis collection. 2007 and titled «Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection.» 2009 and titled «Lord Love You: Works by RA Miller from the Mullis Collection.» «All Creatures Great and Small,» and Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University titled, «Amen, Amen: Religion and Southern Self-Taught Artists in the Mullis Collection.» John Mason Exhibits;Birds: Paintings and sculpture of birds by self-taught, Outsider and American Folk Artists»,American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1997)- «Drawings: Alternate World Views» American Primitive Gallery, New York, NY (1999) Ref: Contemporary American Folk Art – A Collector’s Guide, Chuck and Jan Rosenak (1996)Self Taught, Outsider and Folk Art, Betty-Carol Sellen (2000) See more art at Anton Haardt Gallery, website, and my Ebay Shop
Outsider Original Primitive Fine Folk Art painting mixed media textures and acrylics on wood. Fun, Wonderful, Whimsical, and Colorful Blackbirds , Crows, Birds and Cherry Tree «Cherry Paradise » Re-worked piece! Repainted the birds , all the background , and frame also adding more textures , & color layers to the tree,flowers & leaves as well! The background color is a pretty crackle textured antique warm soft off white color more in between the main photo and the close up pictures! ** I love how this piece came out this time!!!! Close up pictures show raised details best! Thank you Large 48″ H x 40″ W x 1″D I saw a crow before starting this piece originally and he had the best strut walking! Anyway he inspired this wheeping cherry tree piece called «Cherry Paradise » because they would feel like they were in Paradise with lots of fresh Cherries Started Dec 10th, 2021 Completed Jan 11th, 2022 **Re-worked July 14th – 21th 2023 and ***Re-worked April 28th- 30th 2024 colors look so beautiful its such a large piece really looks Wonderful would be a great statement piece** close up pictures show raised details best! Large 48″ H x 40″ W x 1″D This New Original Framed Wheeping Cherry tree & Blackbirds piece has applied mixed media textures to create the Tree, flowers, leaves, and cherries as well as the background textures, acrylic paints using a combo of pallet knives & brushes and fine pottery tools. The frame is textured also and painted! Painting on wood! Thank you Looks Much better in person to see the details, textures and colors! And will ship fully insured value. Thank you You can also find more of Danette’s art work Available at American Folkart and Framing Gallery In Asheville, NC. Thank you John & Danette Sperry are both full time artist and appreciate you all very much as our collectors! Thank you Bio written by one of her galleries that carry her works. Born in 1962, Danette Sperry has been creating some form of art since her childhood. For the last several decades, she has worked as a full-time artist creating sculptures and furniture pieces from salvaged wood & found objects, as well as paintings. In 2015, Danette began experimenting and incorporating textural & relief elements in her paintings. What started as a way to have more freedom to create whatever was in her mind without being limited by her found object work, developed into raised-relief mixed media paintings. The entire process of building the wooden structure, applying & carving the textural elements and painting the images can take weeks and up to several months depending on details size etc, but for Danette, its a labor of love. Danette has a spiritual connection to nature, which serves to inspire her work. The beautiful garden she has created around her home and the birds & other creatures that visit her garden are often the focal points of her paintings. Danette often says becoming an artist wasnt a conscious decision for her, but rather that art chose her. She lives in rural Georgia and calls her house Sperryville, where its only a short walk to her studio and the only traffic is the birds. This fun piece would make a wonderful piece of Folk Art for your Collection! Ready for hanging to enjoy, signed and dated! Your purchases and support are greatly appreciated !!!!Thank you Very Much! (Note) I post all my new work as created on my Facebook and Instagram, so my paintings can be sold and taken off listings at times if sold on my social media, or with galleries coming out to restock, as well as art customers that come to visit Just to give you an idea if you love a piece and wanted to take advantage of purchasing my art while available. Thank you Thanks in advance!!!! Even though we have been selling on ebay since Jan 2015 we are not new to selling and dealing with customers & have been in business since 1997 as Primitive Folks or Danette and John Sperry if you happen to look us up and being in business we honor our word and have had many a happy customers through the years! You can also check our ebay feedback thank you. This Great Colorful painting is signed on the right front corner, & ready for hanging to enjoy! And will ship with tracking, and be fully insured value! ….thank you again for your purchase!! ARTIST RETAINS ALL RIGHTS TO IMAGES AND ARTWORK EVEN AFTER SALE. No Use of my works without written consent from me, the artist…Thank you.
