COUNTRY FOLK STILL LIFE ART by LAUREL ARTIST PEGGY MYRICK ~ 3 PAINTINGS on BARN BOARDS in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi

MOONSHINE JUG and APPLES COUNTRY FOLK STILL LIFE PAINTING on PRIMITIVE BARN BOARDS

Signed PEGGY MYRICK ~ LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI AREA ARTIST

FROM AN OLD AND PROMINENT MISSISSIPPI ESTATE, THIS GROUPING OF THREE WOODEN BOARDS EXHIBITS COUNTRY FOLK STILL LIFE ELEMENTS OF A RED AND WHITE STONEWARE LIQUOR OR MOONSHINE JUG AND APPLES.

EACH IS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, PEGGY MYRICK.

PEGGY MYRICK KNIGHT IS A LAUREL, MS BASED ARTIST SPECIALIZING IN SOUTHERN SCENES, PORTRAITS, AND MAGNOLIAS. MEDIUMS USED INCLUDE OIL, ACRYLIC, PASTELS, AND WATERCOLOR. A NATURAL ARTIST WHO BEGAN SKETCHING AT THE AGE OF FIVE AND PAINTED A SELF-PORTRAIT IN WATERCOLOR AT THE AGE OF NINE, PEGGY MYRICK WAS ADVERTISING AND VISUALS MANAGER FOR A LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE FOR TWELVE YEARS. THIS CREATIVE JOB NATURALLY LED TO PAINTING FLOWERS, LANDSCAPES, PORTRAITS AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMMISSIONS. PEGGY IS A MASTER IN ALL MEDIUMS INCLUDING OIL, ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOR AND PASTELS. THE MAGNOLIA, WITH ITS RICH, GLOSSY LEAVES IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS PAINTED BY THE ARTIST. PEGGY'S WORK HAS HUNG IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AN NBC AFFILIATE TV STATION SET, BANKS, CHURCHES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.

THE LARGEST MEASURES AN IMPRESSIVE 22.5 x 17.5 OVERALL ON A 1" THICK BOARD, DEPICTING A WHITE AND BROWN STONEWARE JUG WITH A CORN COB STOPPER, SURROUNDED BY A SCENE OF RED APPLES, ONE SLICED IN HALF. WEIGHING -6- POUNDS, WITH A WIRE HANGER TO THE REAR.

ANOTHER, MEASURING 6 x 8.5" OVERALL ON A 1" BOARD DEPICTS THE LONE JUG. WEIGHING A LITTLE OVER -1- POUND, WITH A WIRE HANGER TO THE REAR AND IRON LOOP TO THE TOP.

THE SMALLEST, MEASURING 4 x 6" OVERALL ON A 3/4" BOARD, EXHIBITS A SINGLE APPLE. WEIGHING -5- OUNCES, WITH A WIRE HANGER TO THE REAR.

THE OLD BOARDS EXHIBIT ALL THE ELEMENTS RELATIVE TO OLD WOOD, COMMON TO EARLY BARNS OR COUNTRY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING WORM HOLES AND OTHER NATURAL ANOMALIES.

OVERALL, FINE VINTAGE CONDITION, BEST NOTED BY EXAMINING THE IMAGES OFFERED.