These painters might have been soldiers. They all came from the same vender. The one by Fowler is on a material that I first thought was leather but not so sure it measures 9X13 and is a cover for a scrapbook. The 2 one us by J Chester 6X14. And the 3 is by not sure but it is signed HM--------;
Somewhere in between Alaska and Siberia lies the Aleutian Islands. That lady that can see Russia from her front porch must know something about these islands. Anyway in this forbidden place, There are as many as 250 rainy days a year and as few as eight clear days. That could explain why these art pieces are so colorful and cheerful. I would like to know what material do you think the Fowler painting is painted on? Is it man-made or systhetic?
The Fowler looks to me to be made of leather, a photo-album with some age, 1930-1940 perhaps. More likely to be commercially-made than individually had-painted, I'd think. Similar to (http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331951693680?vectorid=229466&item=331951693680&rmvSB=true):
First Thanks Antiquers for the trophy Trophies Awarded to Mugzinnys 30 Awarded: Today at 7:40 AM I LOVE IT! Content you have posted has attracted 500 likes. I think that these photos belong in that gallery fka-HT You are probably right all_fakes that it is commercial work but I can not seem todiscount that Fowler was signing the the art work not the scrapbook?
Given where the Fowler appears, that's the name of the person who did the decor on the front. No relation to the contents. That one signature close up you posted (on the sailboat/water picture?) is J. Chester. And the subject doesn't look particularly Alaskan to me.