Merimere Reservoir, Hubbard Park, Meriden CT, Old Folk Art Oil on Board Painting Windsor & Newton Artists’ Water Colours Larger envelope 5 3/4" x

Larger envelope 5 3/4" x 3 1/8"

Wire strung on the back for hanging

no cracks that I can see

Signed with what appears to be a "Ia" at top left

Merimere Reservoir, Hubbard Park, Meriden CT, Old Folk Art Oil on Board Painting Windsor & Newton Artists’ Water Colours Larger envelope 5 3/4" xI'm always looking for old folk art oil and board landscapes in this manner honest and completely unfussy this one depicting a view of the Merimere Reservoir in Meriden Connectcut. I love the salmon pinkish sky and that band of near white on the pale blue water, and also the almost surreal appearance of the trees along the shore, which may be product of some combination of the way they were painted and the effects of time. Feels resolute and also