Mallard Duck, Old Birdlover's Watercolor men talking with just minor light spotting

with just minor light spotting to the silk around the edges here and there

there are some dark marks visible on the white glaze

lending it this wonderfully snaking and twisting body

Max Ulrich (Uli) Schoop (1903 - 1990) was a German born sculptor

It also really reminds one of the endless possibilities that come with resourcefulness

Mallard Duck, Old Birdlover's Watercolor men talking with just minor light spottingA few more this week from a larger set of wonderful old naive watercolors birds, done by someone long ago who clearly loved their birds. With carefully handwritten in capital letters attributions on each that I think makes them extra good. I have to think the Mallard held a special place in the heart of the maker, given a watery background with tree, and painterly grass underfoot, that distinguishes it a bit from the others. Lovely. 6 1 8" x 4 1 2"