Adobe House and Aqua Sky, Charming c 1940s Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting smoke painted The Book of Tea is

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

This one is Brassica campestris

it would make a great platform for stacking books atop

but overall this piece is in great condition and really a marvelous piece

9 5/8" x 7 1/2"

Adobe House and Aqua Sky, Charming c 1940s Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting smoke painted The Book of Tea isI 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