Pair of Birds, Antique Naive Colored Ink / Gouache Drawing old folk art toy I might guess this was

I might guess this was meant to be a cat

which after 1880 reflected the influence of Laguna immigrants in terms of its polychrome decoration

the majority facing front with expressions that look less as if smiling for the camera and more as if curious about who is looking at them and what we are up to

I'd add it to a beautiful brush collection

Just the sort of seascape I could stare at all day

Pair of Birds, Antique Naive Colored Ink / Gouache Drawing old folk art toy I might guess this wasA couple of more wonderfully colorful naive antique drawings today, including this one, that I know were salvaged from a scrapbook sketchbook that lived from many years in the possession of a collector (of the hoarder disposition), whose huge, amazing collection was badly damaged in a flood. Such a heartbreaking thing, as the few drawings salvaged from the notebook indicate that it was quite a masterpiece! Happily we have a few, and they fill me at