FOR MANY YEARS YVONNE BROWN HAS PURSUED HER INTEREST IN FOLK

ART PAINTING. YVONNE PRODUCES HIGH QUALITY AND ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART.

YVONNE PAINTS HER FOLK IMAGES ON A VARIETY OF OBJECTS INCLUDING

TRUNKS, TABLES, WINDOW SCREENS, CHAIRS, BOWLS, BOXES, SKIS, SLEDS

SKATES AND OTHER FOUND OBJECTS.

SOMETIMES HER INTEREST IN FOLK ART COMBINES WITH ANOTHER INTEREST,

THAT OF COLLECTING AND LIVING WITH ANTIQUES.

IN ADDITION TO PAINTING AND COLLECTING ANTIQUES SHE ENJOYS READING

AND GETTING INSPIRATION FROM OTHER POPULAR FOLK ARTISTS SUCH AS

GRANDMA MOSES, TASHA TUDOR AND 19TH CENTURY ITINERANT PAINTER,

RUFUS PORTER.

BUT HER STYLE IS UNIQUELY HER OWN AND RECOGNIZED BY THOSE WHO

HAVE COLLECTED HER ART OVER THE YEARS. SHE STRIVES

TO CREATE NEW AND INTERESTING IDEAS AND IMAGES.

MUCH OF YVONNE'S ART IS COMMISSIONED WORK DECORATING CUSTOMERS

FAMILY KEEPSAKES.. COMMISSION WORK HAS DEVELOPED

INTO ONE OF THE LARGER PARTS OF YVONNE'S BUSINESS.

YVONNE AND HER ART WORK HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MANY

NATIONAL MAGAZINES AND SPEAKS AT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

OVER THE YEARS YVONNE'S STYLE HAS TRANSITIONED FROM

STRAWBERRIES AND DAISIES TO VINTAGE HALLOWEEN AND

CHRISTMAS, WITH SOME FOLK ART, BIRDS AND GNOMES.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF YVONNE'S YEAR IS THE MINNESOTA

STATE FAIR. YVONNE HAS HAD A BOOTH AT THE FAIR FOR 37 YEARS

 AND IS LOCATED IN HERITAGE SQUARE. THIS YEARS DATES ARE AUGUST 25TH

THROUGH LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER  5TH.

THE OLD "RED BARN" SALE, LOCATED ON YVONNE'S PROPERTY IS OPEN FOR

FOUR DAYS  THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER. THIS YEARS SALE WILL FEATURE

YVONNE'S WORK PLUS A NUMBER OF LOCAL ARTISANS, AND A LOCAL GROWER

OF FALL HARVEST PRODUCE. THE DATES ARE OCTOBER 12TH THRU OCTOBER 15TH

FROM 9.00 AM TO 5:00 PM EACH DAY..