Landscape (Oil on Canvas)

(Value Village Art Gallery Favorite)

Sorry about the frame shadow along the top 😬

I love this! Also, I am almost certain that there is another of Mae Krum’s works installed here in our gallery somewhere. We are proud to have her. She is what I believe Amateur Art should be about: people doing their best and painting things that matter, whether the mattering is subtle or profound, simple or complex, quiet or loud. 

Is the worst real Landscape ever painted more important than the best Pokémon or Troll or Olaf ever painted? You bet your ASS it is!

Going by the condition of the canvas I’d say this is an old one, 1970s or 1980s I’m guessing? Also the signature: people don’t sign their paintings this beautifully anymore. Often a “signature” nowadays amounts to a series of initials, a two-digit year and a symbol of some kind. More like a serial number or product ID than a signature. Pfft. Anyway…

Here’s hoping that Mae is still with us and fighting the good fight. It’s pretty doubtful though, honestly. I can find no reference to her online. Which isn’t a good sign. I’m thinking she’s Pre-Internet.

Wherever you are Mae: we are proud to have your work on display here…