Flowers and Fruit Vintage Still Life Painting carved wooden bull I am in love with

I am in love with this little vintage hand-crafted Egyptian Ibis

Only recently did I learn--through my mother's sleuthing of pottery marks--that it was made by Michael Cohen

with head stretched gracefully forward

grazing hare

though I am not entirely certain of its maker

Flowers and Fruit Vintage Still Life Painting carved wooden bull I am in love withThis flea market found oil painting on canvas catches me off guard every time I look at it: the reverberation between those bright orange oranges and that terrific off key green background gives it a startling pop; it just completely jumps off the wall. I don't know that the artist it is signed Elysik was a great painter, but I think their sense of color was pretty fantastic, and this painting, no small feat, feels totally alive. It measures 16"x20"