Farm Scene with Two Cows and Man with Rifle, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting mixed media on paper "the Brazen Serpent

"the Brazen Serpent

I've since learned it's quite a fine one

quite a wonky way

and perhaps for the comfort they offer as well

I didn't know it when I found them

Farm Scene with Two Cows and Man with Rifle, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting mixed media on paper "the Brazen SerpentAnother old folk art farm painting, because I can't resist them, and I think the painted cows on this one are especially good. I spend a lot of tine driving, and walking, too, around places that still look very much like this, which makes it feel both quintessential New England and also specific, as if I might drive right by this particular property still looking very much the same. It looks to me that the figure here in blue coat and black hat holds