Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Maine Seascape with Gulls wooden ruler which I can't feel at

which I can't feel at all on the surface

A rare one from a set of pinbacks produced to advertise Sweet Caporal cigarettes in the early 20th c

original to it and wonderfully crusty

which has the great effect of conflating the nipples here with the pupils of the eye and imparts the sense that they might just be staring back

Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Maine Seascape with Gulls wooden ruler which I can't feel atFound in Mid cast Maine, probably not very far from where it was painted, early 20th century I would think. I'll never say no to an old folk art seascape, especially where there are boats sailing and seagulls flying and extra good if painted on a wood panel. An interesting configuration to the rocks, too. Photos really do no real justice; the color has a greater depth and richness to it, with an especially lovely sky, and it is very much about