This evocative mixed media assemblage features a stylized portrait of a man and a woman, rendered in a charmingly naive, outsider art aesthetic. The artist utilizes a sophisticated "found object" technique, meticulously constructing the figures' attire and adornments from a dense mosaic of vintage buttons, sea shells, and costume jewelry elements. The female figure wears an elaborate, dimensional headpiece composed of yellow florals and shells, while the male figure is depicted in a suit expertly fashioned from ivory-toned buttons. The composition is set against a textured, painterly background that balances the folk-art whimsicality with a modern, abstract sensibility.

Details

• Medium: Mixed media and assemblage (oil, buttons, shells, and jewelry on board)

• Dimensions: H: 28in x L: 23in

• Frame: Presented in a rustic, weathered wooden frame.

• Condition: Good; minor age-appropriate wear to the frame and surface.

Outsider art, folk art, mixed media portrait, assemblage, button art, found object art, 20th century naive art, vintage jewelry assemblage, textured portrait, whimsical fine art.