Frog on the Porch

Rooted in nature, blooming in space.

    Curated Art

    In addition to painting, I also curate art, almost entirely from thrift stores and things that people give me or no longer want. I don’t like to see a piece which someone has obviously spent a lot of time on end up in a place where it won’t receive respect. This is especially true for floral and botanical original paintings, which holler out to me. And I will also occasionally buy a work because it is so ugly. There’s a certain charm in that.

    A portrait of Ganesha done in chalk and/or pastels on construction paper. Found this one at a Goodwill.
    A pencil drawing of Mother Teresa. I appreciate how the artist appears to have used only one color–blue.
    Some kind of landscape. Signed only as “Rose” but clearly painted by somebody with a lot of skill. I haven’t removed the sticker because in the past they have peeled paint. Eventually it will dry up and fall off.
    An acrylic floral composition on panel from an artist active in the 1980s and 90s in the eastern KY/southern WV area, Stella Bailey. I was gifted several of her works and I cherish them.
    A Buddha I found at Goodwill. On paper, already framed.
    A garden scene from Goodwill, painted by an 86 year old. On paper, already framed.
    A covered bridge painted on a piece of wood. Heavy pink glitter is glued to it in places, unfortunately. I get the sense that the person was sitting there looking at this bridge when they painted it. Holes in the top indicate that it was hung that way.
    I think this might be a wild rose.
    Some kind of strange mixed media or collage. The canvas panel is textured with paper or something beneath the paint, and the tower has a furniture(?) embellishment as the roof. Takes me back to 1620s Portugal. Found at a Salvation Army.
    Very well done, if not my style. The top of the frame is covered with heavy dust, showing that it hung in the same place for ages before being thrown away to Goodwill.
    An unsigned canvas panel, pretty minimalist. I think it shows a cup with Coleus cuttings in it and a rose nearby. It reminds me of a silent movie.

    This page is likely to be updated. I can’t stay out of Goodwill.