Wolf Chasing Deer in Forest, Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel primitively carved Just pretty

Just pretty

I'd think mid 20th century or so though am not entirely certain

and orange next to their toes and tails

A very satisfying vessel

leather toe strap (surely salvaged from something else

Wolf Chasing Deer in Forest, Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel primitively carved Just prettyThis is one of a pair of paintings I found together yesterday in Maine, clearly done by the same person and I think equally terrific. (The other is a little larger.) I assume it is a wolf chasing these two deer, both of whom show a bit of red paint on their front legs, whether documenting or foreshadowing their fate I am not sure, but certainly lending a sense of urgency and vulnerability. I love the use of white paint outlining their lower bodies,