Carol Endres American Primitive Folk Art Bess and Me Kitty and Clover Plates 2

APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENT: 8 1/2" DIAMETER CAROL ENDRES HAS BEEN PAINTING IN THE AMERICAN PRIMITIVE STYLE, TO GREAT ACCLAIM. A NATIVE OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, CAROL AND HER FAMILY NOW RESIDE IN NEARBY GUILDERLAND. BY THE AGE OF 6, CAROL KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE AN ARTIST. SHE WAS ALREADY COPYING THINGS AND DRAWING HER OWN PICTURES. CAROL'S COMPOSITIONS ARE INSPIRED BY HER FAITH IN GOD, PEOPLE, AND A KEEN OBSERVANCE OF THINGS IN LIFE THAT MAKE US ALL FEEL WARM, HAPPY AND WHOLE. HER WORK REFLECTS HER LOVE FOR HER CHILDREN, HER CAT AND MEMORIES FROM THE PAST. SHE WAS AN AVID ANTIQUE COLLECTOR, AND ALL THESE THINGS CAN BE FOUND HIDDEN IN HER PAINTINGS WHICH SHE EXECUTES ON WOOD PANELS. CAROL'S FOLK ART COMPANY THE HEART OF AMERICA HAD ENORMOUS SUCCESS, PRODUCING A WIDE SELECTION OF PRODUCTS FOR THE HOME AND GIFT MARKET. HER BACKGROUND AS OWNER OF AN ANTIQUE AND GIFT SHOP HELPED HER DEVELOP THE HEART OF AMERICA. NOW A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN THE FOLK ART WORLD, CAROL ENDRES' WORK IS FOUND IN MUSEUMS, FRAME SHOPS, GIFT SHOPS, GALLERIES, CATALOGUES, AND FURNITURE AND DEPARTMENT STORES. HER ORIGINALS ARE SOLD NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY