Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand brown pottery craft vase 5 1/2 inches tall

5 1/2 inches tall

and a soft yellow

This is exactly the sort of cup that makes me want to bake a chocolate torte so that I can serve after dinner espresso in this cup with it

- decorated with green

like a little window to the larger landscape on the other side

Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand brown pottery craft vase 5 1/2 inches tallI spotted this watercolor high on the wall at an antique shop in Manchester, NH, and was immediately smitten. Though clearly posed, this young man seems wonderfully at ease, and quite dreamy, as if he's just woken from a nap, hair still tousled. There is such a warmth and intimacy to it that I'd guess the painter, Mary Rand, was this boy's mother, though I have no idea. I love that she chose to omit any context other than the mat and pillow upon which