Antique Folk Art Painting on Cardboard of Boy's "First Attempt" at Shaving wooden brush What a charming teapot

What a charming teapot

I've not been able to find another sign like it

one can never have too many bookends

So many wonderful wooden boxes in the world

And I can't stop looking at it

Antique Folk Art Painting on Cardboard of Boy's "First Attempt" at Shaving wooden brush What a charming teapotPerhaps my favorite thing about this little painting is the young boy's reflection in the mirror of his bureau, rendered very lightly and facing us directly. Our subject hardly looks old enough to be shaving, but what a dramatic moment to capture, as he stares wide eyed (those blue blue eyes!) at his bleeding cheek, soaped brush and straight razor in hand. In fact, I think this little painting is pretty poignant in its portrayal of a adolescent rite