Willie Jinks c. 1980s Painting of House, Man and Bird on Found Chipboard antique dealers and sits nicely perched on

and sits nicely perched on a shelf

4 1/2" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" deep

What a character

black silk or satin over a sturdier nude fabric

overflowing with a bounty of what appears to be fruit

Willie Jinks c. 1980s Painting of House, Man and Bird on Found Chipboard antique dealers and sits nicely perched onIt is not often that I buy a piece by a known artist, but this painting by Willie Jinks happened to cross my path and I fell in love with it. I was somewhat familiar with the work of Jinks (1921 2012), a self taught, African American artist from Atlanta, Georgia, but have become more so since finding this, learning enough to believe that this is both a great and representative example of his work, weaving together numerous recurring themes and