Cheerfully Awkward Vase of Flowers at Window, Vintage Painting on Canvas spotted vase and Witte Museum (San Antonio

and Witte Museum (San Antonio

gold-painted flying bird on the corner of the box

with a little wear to the paint along the edges that just makes it better

and I love how they are now curled a bit to follow the silhouette of the body

to the black painted details and string rein pulled taut on either side

Cheerfully Awkward Vase of Flowers at Window, Vintage Painting on Canvas spotted vase and Witte Museum (San AntonioThis one made me smile when I found it, and continues to make me happy every time I look at it. I love the awkward pile up of flowers in their vase, the composition of which seems specifically designed to accommodate the branch of the tree glimpsed through the window; I am guessing the tree was painted first, and our artist was pretty pleased with it, so did not want to obsure a single limb! The framing of the yellow curtains, and the precarious perch