Two paintings. History Unknown.

Hello all.

Would anyone please be able to give me more information about these two paintings. I believe they're both oil and my parents have had them for as long as I can remember.

Thank you for any help

Painting 1 by Bsan1001 posted Jan 25, 2016 at 12:02 AM

Painting 1 signature by Bsan1001 posted Jan 25, 2016 at 12:04 AM

Painting 2 by Bsan1001 posted Jan 25, 2016 at 12:06 AM

Painting 2 signature by Bsan1001 posted Jan 25, 2016 at 12:07 AM

 

I am not finding anything about either of these artists. Neither are great or valuable paintings.

The first seems fairly accomplished so maybe a regional artist. John Butler is a common name so I think this would be difficult to attribute any way. The style did not match any known John Butler works I found.

I think the second is probably factory art. Produced purely for decoration.

 

I agree with Brad (because it's a good way to be right ) and I couldn't find the artists on my lists either. I would add that I like the first one for its quaintness and quirkiness... I can picture it showing a deep South (USA) shanty, complete with Spanish moss, or a far East Asian shack with cypress trees. Maybe a botanist here can confirm which is likelier.
Also, hola and welcome to the Forums!

 

I believe that the first one is Australia for two reasons. One, that looks like a gumtree in the foreground and two, I'm in Australia lol

 

Aha! So it's a downunder shanty with a gumtree! I'll still stand by the quaint and quirky, and I still like it!

Edit - Didn't think y'all had tree moss like that, but Google tells me I'm wrong.

 

Since this is Australia, you may want to try and look at local resources. Australian art seems to be under-represented in the international data bases. I don't know if there are any good Australian art resources or not. Maybe some others here would know.

I still don't think this has too much merit but I don't think it is factory art.

 

I really like the first one , but Im a sucker for run down cabins in woods ! I tried to find if Mr. Butler was related to Sian Butler , who is a known outback painter ,but no luck . I cant help but feel theres some connection ,how many people named Butler paint the outback ?