Woman with Rifle and Hunting Dog, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame native Nitinat carving as the collection of portraits

as the collection of portraits adds up to a portrait of early 20th century Paris

dating to the 1940s I believe

I purchased this beautifully beaded ball at an antique show in Maine

Made of fruit woods I believe

) Happily the 8 ball is

Woman with Rifle and Hunting Dog, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame native Nitinat carving as the collection of portraitsQuite a determined huntress this woman looks to be, and one whom her loyal hunting companion seems very eager to please! I think I could dedicate myself exclusively to collecting 19th c. folk art watercolors so many compelling characters, and energetic animals, landscapes and vistas adding up to narrative rich scenes that I at least find it impossible not to project into and onto. And of course this one serves as a nice embodiment of a woman very much