An example of outsider art.

Mr B and I had the privilege to visit an art collector's home tonight. I'm told that she has the largest collections of "outsider art" in the country. She is donated her collection, which also includes a great deal of folk art, to The Menil in Houston.

I loved the collector's home because it was so cozy and filled with art and books and family photos. Lots of eye candy to see.

Today I'm celebrating outsider art, which is often applied to include certain self-taught or naive art makers, such as the mentally ill, children, prisoners, and other untrained artists. Typically, those labeled as outsider artists have little or no contact with the mainstream art world or art institutions. In many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths.