Adobe House and Aqua Sky, Charming c 1940s Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting smoke painted This one is Brassica campestris

This one is Brassica campestris

and dated November 11

The Book of Tea is a long essay linking the role of "Chadō" (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life

11 3/4" l x 5 1/8" w x 2 1/4" t

it would make a great platform for stacking books atop

Adobe House and Aqua Sky, Charming c 1940s Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting smoke painted This one is Brassica campestrisI wouldn't call this a masterpiece, but I really like it a welcome and very atmospheric counterpoint to New England y portraits of houses, and in a sandy cotton candy ish palette that feels true to the desert and to the 1940s or so, too. I also like that it is signed at lower left " LaVilla Perryman" which seems to me could be the name of the artist or could be the name of the house (La Villa Perryman)! 12" x 9" and in very good vintage condition, oil