Tole Painted Antique Chair
by Artist Dawn Maloney
Sponsored by Morton Community Bank

In the Morton Community Bank old-world tradition, this antique oak straight back chair with a European old-world tole painting design was created and painted by local Artist Dawn Maloney.

Wikipedia says about the style of tole painting: With a longer history in Europe, in America the practice began in 18th century New England and was also extensively carried on among German immigrants in Pennsylvania.  A separate, related tradition occurs in the Netherlands and among Scandinavian countries and immigrants, including Norwegians, Danes and Swedes. German tole painting may concentrate more on metal and tin objects, while Scandinavians and Netherlanders may concentrate more on wooden objects and furniture. Patterns in the two traditions vary slightly as well.

Dawn is currently a watercolor and pastel artist, starting her painting hobby in the folk-art, decorative and tole painting during the 1980s.  She worked at MCB prior to her retirement and continued to teach watercolor painting and participate in the Illinois Art League throughout her 33 year banking career.  Actually, Dawn still works for MCB as the Curator of our Clock Tower Gallery located at our Fondulac Bank in the East Peoria Levee District.  Retirement gives her the opportunity to play in all things art every day!  Her website is dawnmaloney.com