Pink Roses Antique Watercolor #2 ceramic cat dish The outlined lettering

The outlined lettering

He built a small

MA that included terrific art

I personally really love the tension between the calligraphic perfection of her dress and arms and cloak and the slight awkwardness of her face

weighted with chunks of wood at either end

Pink Roses Antique Watercolor #2 ceramic cat dish The outlined letteringThis is one of three watercolors of roses I purchased together, I believe all found together too, perhaps done at the same time by three different members of a family or maybe more likely schoolmates. I like them individually in different ways, but also together, variations on a theme becoming in a sense portraits of their makers. This one, with very painterly treatment of the pink petals, measures 7 5 8" x 6 1 4". Pencil and watercolor on lined