Richard Harrison's Marvelous Old Painting of Flowers and Yellow Ground on Board hand-painted house it is only from some

it is only from some distance that it takes shape as a landscape

(There is a whole website devoted to Sunderland with a full survey of these in particular--more here

with a very round ball and very thin posts on the cage

I must say that I have yet to come across another who looks so kind

as if the painting itself has endured through the storms of years

Richard Harrison's Marvelous Old Painting of Flowers and Yellow Ground on Board hand-painted house it is only from someAnother completely joyful thing, this one courtesy of a young (I presume) Richard Harrison, who printed his name proudly across the bottom long ago. Seems to me no words could really do justice to the exuberant full of life ness of this painting, reminding me (as if I needed reminding) of the clarity and transcendent power of a great kid made piece of art. Better in person, and feeling newly wonderful every time I look at it. 9 1 2" x 6 1 2" and in