Woman with Rifle and Hunting Dog, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame native Nitinat carving ) Happily the 8 ball

) Happily the 8 ball is

whose teaching toys were a significant part of my youth

he mounted his own solo exhibitions every two years at his studio on the Lower East Side

with little wire claws that hold tight to the branch upon which he rests

Woman with Rifle and Hunting Dog, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame native Nitinat carving ) Happily the 8 ballQuite a determined huntress this woman looks to be, and one whom her loyal hunting companion seems very eager to please! I think I could dedicate myself exclusively to collecting 19th c. folk art watercolors so many compelling characters, and energetic animals, landscapes and vistas adding up to narrative rich scenes that I at least find it impossible not to project into and onto. And of course this one serves as a nice embodiment of a woman very much