Post #17900 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Jan 2, 2003 8:25 PM

I first read it as "Heinz", which is a German first name, but then had to correct myself because the Capital letters are P and M, so it could be P. Meinz, with the 'n' being artistically reversed, like in the Hanalei apartments sign....
Then again, the last letter could be an 'e' also, and the first 'e' seems to have an "accent grave" (french) on it...
The only possible source, the book "Black Velvet-The Art We Love To Hate" is useless for reference and displays ignorance by listing a lot of the massproduced paintings in it with "Artist unknown", though some do have signatures on them.

It does look like a mass producer's signature, but it is very nicely rendered, better than the usual "Tijuana Naive".
Here's what I would do with it: Test how it reacts to black light (you probably will have to take the frame off, so it does not overpower the white in the painting) and use as a scenic backdrop for a Tiki display.