Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine double sixes with only minor discoloration and

with only minor discoloration and smudging

particularly distinguished by this matte green jacket with felt-like surface

many times

I don't think it is especially old but quite nicely done and certainly not made yesterday

giving this brush a nice warm patina

Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine double sixes with only minor discoloration andThis is one of six carved and painted birds I found together, all signed H. Sloan, Maine, and I believe dating to the 1980s or so. I've found a few other birds signed by Sloan out there on the internet, but haven't been able to dig up anything about him, and don't have a first name. I rather like that he didn't just stick to birds found in Maine, as evidenced in this very sweet penguin, whose posture, and demeanor too, feel just right. 6 1 8" t x 1 3