Drawing Trees by Victor Perard 1945 First Edition studio pottery fish platter Colors are orange

Colors are orange

though there is no printing left on it--the box measures 8" x 6 3/4"x1 3/4"

but also just as a lovely little object for display

which are amplifying my desire for a wonderful old wooden desk across the surface of which I'd spread out all manner of vintage desk accessories

The tape used to mount it on that board is slightly visible in the top corners of the print

Drawing Trees by Victor Perard 1945 First Edition studio pottery fish platter Colors are orangeBefore Bob Ross, there was Victor Perard, teaching us how to draw faces, anatomy, horses, dogs, hands, flowers and trees! I really love the production of this 1945 first edition of Drawing Trees, with horizontal format, paper cover, cream newsprint like pages and handwritten text, making it feel super immediate, like a workbook to be taken out into the forest and indeed, there are blank pages inserted between sections. The pages themselves are packed