Sailboats, Mountains, Two Figures On Shore, Large Unframed Early Sandpaper Drawing perorated paper embroidery minor smudges to the white

minor smudges to the white of the paper

these are much more beautiful in person

also found in Maine and perhaps done by the same maker years ago) transforming scraps into something remarkably beautiful and satisfying in a very tramp art sort of way

structurally sound and sturdy and with many good years of use left in it

wanting ones that feel singular and special--and this for me is very much those

Sailboats, Mountains, Two Figures On Shore, Large Unframed Early Sandpaper Drawing perorated paper embroidery minor smudges to the whiteA second sandpaper drawing today, this one more of the sort one more often sees, packing in mountains and water and a variety of trees, along with a sailboat filled with boaters and a cottage tucked in at left. I especially like the inclusion of the two figures on shore at dead center here, him with tall fishing pole, her leaning on her walking stick, and both looking very much as if staking claim to this particular spot for the long haul! 20" x 15".