Romantic Feeling Set of Three Well Used Boxes of Old Grumbacher, NY Pastels, As Found folk design the popularity of wax modeling

the popularity of wax modeling grew

or topping with a board to make a platform

and pretty excellent from every angle

I found it folded down the center line

I often use the word painterly to describe tintypes that have a poetic sort of spareness and tonal richness to them--I'm not totally sure how to articulate it

Romantic Feeling Set of Three Well Used Boxes of Old Grumbacher, NY Pastels, As Found folk design the popularity of wax modelingI've got a real thing for old, well used art supplies I find them very romantic, and if ever there were objects that carried the creative energies of their former users, old paints and drawing materials surely do. Plus, color! These might be a bit of a mess but just looking at them makes me want to make things. And the exterior of the plain cardboard Grumbacher, NYC boxes does it for me too. A feeling their one time owner seemed to share filling two