Original Oil Painting by Beth Joiner Porter

This is an original oil painting on canvas or board, executed in a charming folk-art or naive style, signed by the artist Beth Joiner Porter. The scene depicts a nostalgic winter evening featuring two young girls in heavy Victorian-style coats (one brown, one red) with white bows, standing under a dark umbrella amidst falling snow. In the background, a man in a black coat and top hat is visible, alongside black lamp posts with warm yellow light. The painting utilizes heavy impasto techniques, particularly visible in the white snow and the highlights of the clothing, creating a tactile texture. The color palette is dominated by warm earth tones and reds against a cool, snowy ground with purplish shadows. The work is housed in an ornate gold-gilded frame with beaded detailing along the inner lip. Condition-wise, the paint surface appears stable with some inevitable surface dust; the frame shows minor age-appropriate wear and a circular price or lot sticker '325-' on the lower right corner. The artist's signature is clearly legible in the center foreground, suggesting a mid-to-late 20th-century creation date based on style and material appearance.