M.C. 5 Cent Jones Watercolor Portrait of His Wife in Red and Blue menagrie I think handmade paper dolls

I think handmade paper dolls have really not gotten their full due

Not quite sure what happened here

) The stars on the underside of her hat brim at pretty great too

painted the perfect red and with a great drippy #4 painted on the hood in creamy white

4 3/4" x 3 3/4" not including ribbon

M.C. 5 Cent Jones Watercolor Portrait of His Wife in Red and Blue menagrie I think handmade paper dollsI purchased this painting from an online seller based on some not very good photos and worried it might have faded a bit, but no the color here is as rich and strong as it ever was, and I think this is just a marvelous portrait. It is the work of M. C. "5 Cent" Jones (1918 2003), and this I believe a portrait of his wife. A self taught artist who began painting after his retirement, Jones whose nickname derived from his diminutive stature, just about