Folk Art Art
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Art
Other Medium
Artist Comments
In this piece, artist Libby Ramage utilizes torn wine labels to define the two figures and their clothing. "A mother is scolding her child for the pile of torn paper at her feet while a guilty bunny in the lower right corner sneaks away," Libby explains of this playful collage.
About the Artist
Libby Ramage infuses a playful and whimsical mood into her works. In fact, she credits the children she works with for greatly influencing her aesthetic. She often uses children’s abandoned work in her collages. Libby currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Rauschenberg. She believes collectors should buy from the heart.
Words that describe this painting: wine labels, bunny, mother, child, figurative, family, folk art, people, representational, primitive, mixed media artwork, beige
Bad Bunny...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
2010s Folk Art Art
Fabric
2010s Folk Art Art
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
"This piece is a pure expression of my delight from poppies," declares artist Pamela Hoke. She draws detailed focus to the elegant blossom's soft petals and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Oil
1970s Folk Art Art
Paper
Artist Comments
Artist Lee Smith presents a mischievous-looking rabbit in the act of running away. She leaves out the pursuer from the composition, allowing the viewer to create their own narrative. Bold black linework with strategically placed teal accents outlines the patterned golden hues of the charming hare. The gray background allows the subject to take center stage, enhanced with a complex system of white tick marks, which add interest and help create the feeling of action and motion.
About the Artist
Artist Lee Smith combines abstract, expressionist, and gritty contemporary art in her work. “My style is greatly influenced by years spent in CGI production and an unapologetic love for the daily comics,†says Lee. As a keen observer, she finds her inspiration in the social aspects of life. Her work represents human emotions and portrays these emotions by illustrating the animal world, often using those popular companions—cats and dogs. In her long professional career, Lee has worked as a newspaper layout artist, a visual merchandising specialist, a freelance graphic artist, a technical illustrator, and an art director. Lee retired from the corporate world ten years ago to concentrate on her art career. “Although I studied art in college, I prefer to describe myself as 'self-taught.' Years of irreplaceable hands-on experience have provided an extensive and invaluable continuing education in the arts,†says Lee. When building her current home in Oregon, she added a small studio that she keeps organized and clutter-free. She wears her trusty paint-covered denim overall when working, and typically listens to audiobooks or podcasts. “I have dozens of paintbrushes in cans all over the studio, but I have only about 10 favorites that I always use.â€
Words that describe this painting: rabbit, bunny, grin, teeth, eyes, pattern, running, run, leap, leaping, animal, ears, feet, legs, jack rabbit, mixed media, playful, animals, mixed media artwork, grey
The Getaway...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
1970s Folk Art Art
Lithograph
Artist Comments
This is the eighth in a series of pieces done from old photographs my mother took of the now extinct amusement park, Idora Park in Youngstown, Ohio. Idora Pa...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Folk Art Art
Color Pencil
1970s Folk Art Art
Crayon, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Acrylic
2010s Folk Art Art
Watercolor, Magazine Paper
Artist Comments
A man collaged out of sheet music sings loudly in a visual stream of maps. His animal companion howls a silent tune. Artist Libby R...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
The photographs that form the head of this catlike creature are images of the carousel from the amusement park Idora Park in Youngstown, Ohio that is long go...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
Late 19th Century Folk Art Art
Etching
2010s Folk Art Art
C Print
2010s Folk Art Art
C Print
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Art
Woodcut
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Stone
Artist Comments
Artist Libby Ramage takes inspiration from her seventh-grade son's algebra homework. She imposes a sheet of equations on the face of a prince's portrait. Libb...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
1980s Folk Art Art
Lithograph
Late 20th Century Folk Art Art
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller shows a young girl hugging a black cat. Both with striking green eyes, the duo is set against a bright purple background. "Pepper is ...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Acrylic
1990s Folk Art Art
Wood, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Folk Art Art
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Canvas, Dye, Acrylic, Pencil
Artist Comments
"There is nothing better than welcoming a new day with the sun shining in a cloudless sky," says artist Pat Forbes. Topsy turvy monochrome structures in pale ...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Acrylic
1960s Folk Art Art
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Folk Art Art
Acrylic, Paper, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Folk Art Art
Fabric
1960s Folk Art Art
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
1890s Folk Art Art
Oil, Board
1980s Folk Art Art
Etching, Aquatint
Late 20th Century Folk Art Art
Color Pencil
Early 2000s Folk Art Art
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Acrylic
1980s Folk Art Art
Lithograph
1980s Folk Art Art
Screen
Artist Comments
In 2016 I inherited an envelope of old photographs my mother had taken at a closed and soon to be demolished icon of my area, Idora Park. This old amusement p...
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Mixed Media
1970s Folk Art Art
Lithograph
1840s Folk Art Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Folk Art Art
Pastel, Archival Paper
1980s Folk Art Art
Etching, Aquatint
1940s Folk Art Art
Canvas, Oil
1970s Folk Art Art
Lithograph
1970s Folk Art Art
Tapestry
1960s Folk Art Art
Oil
Early 2000s Folk Art Art
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Art
Oil, Panel
1970s Folk Art Art
Canvas, Oil
1990s Folk Art Art
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Folk Art Art
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Art
Oil
1840s Folk Art Art
Oil, Board
1980s Folk Art Art
Lithograph
1920s Folk Art Art
Metal




