Do-Nanny Pittsview, AL

John Herny Toney, artist 78 years old

Well the trip over To the Mayors office was fun, tobay i could't have stayed longer,. This trip would have not have been possible with out the help of my girlfriend Tonya, thanks

View image Toney's lay out
View imageToney's layout#2
View imageToney's layout#3
View imageToney's chicken picture

The main reason i went out there is to meet Toney, i have been buying his work off ebay, and i knew this oprunity wouldn't come around often.

View imagebuddie snipe layout

View image mayors office

View image Butch Anthony
View image butch's art 1
View image butch's art 2

View image WD Harden
View imagemy set up
View imageWatermellon piece? who made it?
View image overview
View imagebutch's cabin
View imageMuseum of wunder(inside)

one of the funny notes from the whole gig was when at Butch's after the do-Nanny art fair we all went back to his house and there was party, music and filmfest. well one of the dealers who came down from up north, who bought outsider/folk art started talking to Toney, i was standing next to him , Toney went on about "what a man does either he works for the devil or works for God, ,in the long dramtic pauses," i sorta nodded along saing "thats right ,ahhh hummm,. " after awhle i gues the guy got uncomfortable and left,. cause i put him on the spot asking him who works for? suspiously,.

I did end up talking to this one guy Terry K, he was a colector/artist, his work and alot of it out there, sorta gets wrapped up in these really bright oaxacan colors with dots and stainglass comps and tighly drawn folky cartoons, i don't get it?, i figured if your out in the rual parts of Alabama, then you should be the country.. Mud, Pine needles, and old ponds.

there is something about reacting these simple principles that would create a Toney or a Butch.
Thats one of the appeals about looking at Toney's work his warning signs, of scary women and big old hidden gators feel very believeable.

Over all i do love that counrty , we ended up gettin lost twice on the drive over there and outta there. This kinda coutryside is primalry the settings of alot of my work, , why i am going out to the desart to paint swamp seens , i don't know why?

but i love the redbrown pineneedles and rotted fallen tress into the black waters.. so i will probaly come back around to Pittsview and Seale if not for a vist but maybe to set up studio..

Posted by chickengeorge at March 21, 2005 9:32 AM