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Look at this unique little desk. I found the pictures at an auction site online. The desk had sold but the pictures are inspirational. This desk is the work of the artist Peter Hunt or one of his helpers. Information about him can be found here and here (click on the link at bottom "Peter Hunt by Andy Jones" for a pull down article). Sort of trompe l' oiel letters on the writing surface. The painting style is folk art, Peter Hunt called it peasant style painting. Peter Hunt's painted…

Lori's post about Ingeborg Hanson's note cards made me think of Peter Hunt. Mother had this book of his: He was a wonderful artist who was very well known, especially for what he called his "peasant style" of decorative painting. His original decorated furniture and paintings can fetch a pretty penny today. I remember Mother did some painting on wood with these peasant or Pennsylvania Dutch style motifs. They're so bright and beautiful! Just LOOK at these gorgeous painted kitchen cupboards…

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The self-taught artist decorated old boxes, furniture, strollers, toys, buckets, trays, fabrics and more.

The folksy art style of painter Peter Hunt is my latest obsession. His story is a rags to riches tale, and it happened in my own back yard on Cape Cod. Peter moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts with his parents in the late 1920s. Peter followed in his artist father's footsteps, and began painting as a hobby. He painted old furniture and household items found at thrift shops, decorating them with colorful folk art patterns he called peasant style. His patterns called to mind Pennsylvania…

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20th century folk painter and Decorater of furniture located on Cape Cod. Writer of instructional painting books and a Cape Cod cookbook. | See more about Antiques online, Folk art and Hunt's.

peter hunt artist | Provincetown Folk Artist Peter Hunt 1898-1967/decorated chest American ...

For decades, artist Peter Hunt specialized in upcycling furniture and found objects by renewing them with colorful peasant designs. Here are examples of his work, and tips for how you can create your own folk-art painted furniture!