American Primitive Much Loved Painted Pine Cricket Stool seascape watercolor perhaps forced by a parent

perhaps forced by a parent nearby who has informed the artist of their child's acting aspirations

then through holes in the whittled hands of the rower--and indeed with a little care he can still be made to row them

These old printed sheets of cutout cardboard animals are so fabulous looking I think I might just leave them as is and frame them

) It would be great to see them incorporated into a new model plane

and the pencil drawn details all over

American Primitive Much Loved Painted Pine Cricket Stool seascape watercolor perhaps forced by a parentIf I had to choose a favorite piece of furniture, it would probably be the humble but infinitely useful stool, and most of all very old ones like this that have lived long, hardworking lives. I'm not an expert on old paint, but it looks to me like this one shows a couple of layers, white over red, both applied many many years ago, and perhaps corresponding to the ages of the original square head iron nails and then round head ones use as