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Little Family Artist, Mattie Brown
Mattie paints on thick paper or matting scraps from her grandmother's frame shop. She likes to name her paintings.
Mattie Brown is one of Howard Finster's beloved great-grand children. Her mother, Heather worked at Howard Finster's Gallery when Mattie was born. She raised her around Howard and Paradise Gardens. Mattie took a marker and scribbled on some of Howard's art in the Gallery when she began to walk. We grabbed some paper for her. Then she started writing on the sales tickets. As she grew, Mattie painted at all the recycled art projects at Paradise Gardens and even put her handprints on the wall outside of the gallery. We just could not remove them so they are still there. She has always liked to draw and paint when ever given the opportunity. In the third grade at age eight years old Mattie did a water color (above photo) so beautiful that we had to frame it and keep it in her room at her Nana, Beverly's and Papaw Danny's house. Beverly is teaching Mattie how to mix her own colors for her creations to save paint. She is also teaching Mattie the math and sells of being in business as an Artist. We try not to give her too many ideas, just the basics to get started because we want her to paint from her heart and enjoy what she creates. With no music lessons, Mattie also likes to play beautiful tunes on the piano. She loves to ride a horse for hours and can ride better than some adults. She paints her own vision of what a horse looks like and people. If you would like for Mattie to paint from a photo of your own pet, friend, or relative, then she can do it in her own imaginative vision like her great-grandfather. Mattie is currently painting other pieces that we can frame to sell for her. She will paint about three pieces in a day and then we encourage her to stop. The next day she cannot wait to paint again. She is so motivated that it is difficult to get her to slow down.

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"Apple Tree" by Mattie Brown Only $10.95	Palace By Mattie Brown Only $10.95	San Francisco By Mattie Brown Only $10.95	"Heaven on Earth" by Mattie Brown Only $10.95


Booza By Mattie Brown Only $5.95	Lost Lady By Mattie Brown Only $10.95	"Animal Flower" By Mattie. Only $10.95	Fruit Girl" By Mattie. Only $10.95


Forgotten By Mattie Brown Only $10.95	Hitty By Mattie Brown Sold!	Faith By Mattie Brown Only $10.95


Color By Chloe Valiente Only $2.95 Chloe, Howard Finster's 4-yr old great granddaughter..	Mango By Chloe Valiente Only $2.95	Sea By Sera Ward Sold! Howard Finster's 7 yr old great granddaughter	Flying Robot Shooting Bullets By Jared Guinn Only $5.95 Danny Guinn & Beverly Finster-Guinn's 5 yr old grandson.

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Commissioned Pieces by Beverly Finster
Call if you would like to commission a special painting from Beverly.
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"Studs Terkel"
Dedicated to Studs Terkel
The master on whose shoulders we stand.
His spirit illuminates our path.

"The Marriage of Heaven And Hell"
CD cover commissioned for the reading of William Blake's
"Marriage of Heaven & Hell"
The background of the painting is finger rubbed oil. Through a natural process the painting opened a wound in the center and Hell is leaking out of the painting.
I feel that God's most beautiful creation is the human body. Because all people do not understand this concept I chose to have the marriage couple standing behind the figs of hell.