Existential Mask Painting by Norm C handmade bookend I'm not good identifying woods

I'm not good identifying woods

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when they were made by young men as gifts for the objects of their affection in hopes of beginning a courtship

Existential Mask Painting by Norm C handmade bookend I'm not good identifying woodsI don't buy much online as I really prefer venturing out in the real world and seeing what I can find (plus I like to touch things!), but I found this painting on Ebay and it just called to me. Perhaps it's because I was listening to the impeachment hearings when I spotted it, but it seems to me to pretty well embody all sorts of feelings of the moment, sort of like a modern day Scream. And I like it it as much in real life as on the screen! Acrylic