Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard old mercantile signage deep and even basketweave texture

deep and even basketweave texture

I especially love that they show a bit of swagger

In his long beak he holds a little painted wooden fish

bright shiny yellow

Box measures 3 13/16" x 3 13/16" x 3 1/2"

Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard old mercantile signage deep and even basketweave textureI didn't quite understand the meaning of "mouth artist" handwritten on the back of this hand painted postcard when I found it, or recognize the name of Nyla G. Thompson of Austin, TX who signed it, but a little googling led me the fabulous folk outsider collector Jim Linderman's Dull Tool Dim Bulb blog, where I learned a bunch about her, including that she did, as a polio survivor, indeed paint by holding a paintbrush in her mouth. [here's a link] As