<p>The artist, <a href="http://amazing-folk-art.weebly.com/debbie-criswell-paintings.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Debbie Criswell</a>, calls it Primitive Folk Art.</p>

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2021-03-09T09:39:27.307Z
Also referred to as [naïve art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_art).
Joachim
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2018-01-05T09:29:51.607Z
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Robin L.
<p>As for the techniques for this painting, it seems more like oil than watercolor. If you wish to paint this way it appears they use a large square brush and a smaller pointed one. There is not much mixing of colors or blending. They appear to take a single color and place it solidly on the canvas. Except for in the moon and foliage, where they use a large brush in the moon of varying gray shades, and a small one in the trees of darker colors and lighter. And then of course some light shading on the street.</p>

<p>As for the style: it appears to be a contemporary landscape modern. Or, if you want, a take on Folk art, or contemporary fantastic realism (though that'd be a stretch)</p>

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2017-10-10T03:59:44.023Z
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W.Richardson
<p>Building on Richardson's answer, a search of 'gothic landscape folk art' yields similar results for me!</p>

<p>And I think this effect could be achieved with both oil and acrylic paint on either canvas, paper or if you like, wood. </p>

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EmRoBeau
<p>What do you call these kind of painting (attached below)? What is the genre of such art works? I'm absolutely in love with this artistic style, the exaggeratedly tall houses and long trees in some old village, typically depicting a cool season like winter or autumn. It has that bleak yet warm feeling? I don't know how to describe it.</p>

<p>Pertaining to this, what are the techniques used to paint such artworks? Oil painting on canvas or water color on drawing paper? </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xttAe.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xttAe.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a> </p>

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What kind of artistic style categorises such paintings?
user2697
# What kind of artistic style categorises such paintings?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-09)

What do you call these kind of painting (attached below)? What is the genre of such art works? I'm absolutely in love with this artistic style, the exaggeratedly tall houses and long trees in some old village, typically depicting a cool season like winter or autumn. It has that bleak yet warm feeling? I don't know how to describe it.

Pertaining to this, what are the techniques used to paint such artworks? Oil painting on canvas or water color on drawing paper?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xttAe.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/xttAe.jpg)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/M8JoQ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/M8JoQ.jpg)

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-05. Score: 2

The artist, [Debbie Criswell](http://amazing-folk-art.weebly.com/debbie-criswell-paintings.html), calls it Primitive Folk Art.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Also referred to as [naïve art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_art).  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-10-10. Score: 1

As for the techniques for this painting, it seems more like oil than watercolor. If you wish to paint this way it appears they use a large square brush and a smaller pointed one. There is not much mixing of colors or blending. They appear to take a single color and place it solidly on the canvas. Except for in the moon and foliage, where they use a large brush in the moon of varying gray shades, and a small one in the trees of darker colors and lighter. And then of course some light shading on the street.

As for the style: it appears to be a contemporary landscape modern. Or, if you want, a take on Folk art, or contemporary fantastic realism (though that'd be a stretch)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-01-04. Score: 1

Building on Richardson's answer, a search of 'gothic landscape folk art' yields similar results for me!

And I think this effect could be achieved with both oil and acrylic paint on either canvas, paper or if you like, wood.


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