Antique "Suggestions for Costumes" Graphite and Watercolor Drawing #1 rainbow colored xylophone Bees fly in a straight

Bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hives—a bee line—thus leading the beekeeper to the bounty

but in either case a pretty excellent one I think

These I do believe are just about the most spectacular whimsies I've seen

they created their work for many years in one corner of their living room

I think it doesn't get any better than these blocks

Antique "Suggestions for Costumes" Graphite and Watercolor Drawing #1 rainbow colored xylophone Bees fly in a straightI found this and a second watercolor of the same family together, but am listing separately as I think they stand very nicely on their own. (I do actually think they were done by two different people tasked with the same assignment.) Based on the penciled note at top and list of individuals at bottom, clearly the watercolors portray proposed costumes for members of the Brown family in a play though what play I am not sure. (The only think I turned up