This original painting by African American folk artist Leon Collins depicts one of his childhood memories of quarreling neighbors. Childhood memories constitute a large proportion of his works that includesimages of childhood friends in the smokehouse gang, his aunt and uncle, and his grandmother, Big Mamma, and her seven sisters laboring in the cotton fields. This 2017 painting by Navasota, Texas folk artist Leon Collins, is 26.5 by 38.25by ½, framed, acrylic on wood panel. The unframed dimensions are 23 ½ by 35 ½by 1/2. The metallic frame came with the painting from the artists studio and has several pinprick dents. An African, Leon Collins (1951-) is Navasotas local legend. While he has housed his Color of Life Gallery in several antique stores along East Washington Street, he is known for painting and displaying his treasures on the sidewalk in full view of passersby. According to fellow Navasota artist andsculptor Russell Cushman, Collins is the most successful artist in the Brazos Valley, and perhaps the most prolific artist that Texas has produced. Leon Collins is best known for portraying his many childhood memories, but his work includes a number of distinct phases and styles including the surreal, animal likenesses, and western themes. Collins is an amazingly productive artist, painting one or more works a day. He sells them as fast as he can paint them, so original works of his are rare and hard to find. His life and works have been featured in Images of America: Navasota by Robin and Joy Montgomery (2012), Texas Farm and Home Magazine, Texas Live Magazine, the Navasota CurrentRussell Cushmans blog, The Lufkin News, and the Navasota Examiner. His paintings have been shown in galleries from Bryan, Fort Worth, and Dallas, Texas to New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Local showings have included the Redbud Gallery of Houston, the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival, and Rice University. The item “African American ORIGINAL Folk Art by Leon CollinsThat Dog a Yours 26.5 X35.5″ is in sale since Sunday, September 9, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “thefolkartstudio-4″ and is located in Pearland, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, Canada, South africa, Colombia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.
- Medium: Acrylic
- Subject: People
- Style: Folk Art
- Region of Origin: US
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Painting Surface: Wood
- Features: Framed
- Color: Multi-Color
- Year: 2017
- Width (Inches): 38.25″
- Date of Creation: 2000-Now
- Height (Inches): 25.5″
- Originality: Original
- Artist: Leon Collins
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
