19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #3: Captioned Animals no painting of strange creature and perhaps all made by

and perhaps all made by the same person some years ago

I find it quite a touching thing

across seasons and years--from lush green trees against bright blue sky and water

antique sailor-made macrame baskets feel like such special things to me—in some part at least because I really like the image of sailors finely knotting these baskets to kill time

and I really love the fully rounded "ears" on it that really make it look just like a Mickey Mouse silhouette

19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #3: Captioned Animals no painting of strange creature and perhaps all made byAs you surely know by now, nothing delights me more than old drawings, the more naive the better. These six are from a larger group of 19th c. graphite drawings I found yesterday at a show in New Hampshire, which I've divided into sets so many fabulous little animals! In addition to the creatures themselves, I really love the capital letter handwriting on the captions. And the monkey, with its tiny face, is I thimk especially wonderful! All approx 4