Americana Style Folk Art

Maxine Stahl's intrigue with design and color stimulates a sense of adventure clearly reflected in her art.  Throughout her career, her finished products have revealed techniques drawn from the Impressionistic as well as Folk and Primitive art eras.

These methods have afforded Maxine the opportunity to incorporate her unique sense of light and dark, and color culminating in this stunning present day style of "Living Folk Art".

Sandy's Flower Fantasy

The style of this late 19th Century English Chest of Drawers with a beveled, swinging mirror offered great inspiration for the finished product

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See additional art objects in Gallery 1, Gallery 2 and Gallery3

In the spirit of renowned Primitive and Folk Artist, Mary Robertson Moses (commonly known as "Grandma Moses"), Maxine's art also reflects the influence of the American Folk Art of the 17^th and 18^th centuries.  Women were often inspired to bring color into their homes and entertainment into their otherwise routine, and often dull, lives by exploring various mediums of art including the colorful painting of furniture and walls.

Maxine is a native Californian and has recently returned after she and her husband enjoyed 17 years in Montana. She now lives in Freedom, California on the Central Coast. Maxine is delighted that her art is displayed in galleries in Montana and California as well as in many homes throughout the United States and abroad.

For more information contact Maxine at maxine@artmaxine.com