Fantastic Large Framed Naive Pencil Drawing with Fishing Man and Lounging Woman snuff bottle with urn leaves consistently "whorled" in 4s

leaves consistently "whorled" in 4s

"It (Teaism) inculcates purity and harmony

There is some red wax that at some point dripped down the side of the third donkey on this vintage Mexican folk art pottery candleholder--which I haven't touched as it rather adds to festiveness (and I didn't want to risk messing up the paint

I believe I see the words "Queen" and "Whiskey"

and so soulful looking

Fantastic Large Framed Naive Pencil Drawing with Fishing Man and Lounging Woman snuff bottle with urn leaves consistently "whorled" in 4sI'm just back from a few days hunting for treasures in Maine, and this drawing, though my photos do it no justice, is one of my very favorite finds. Every inch of it shows the keen commitment of the "Simms" who signed it (in 1953) to capture every detail of the scene, from every brick of the chimney to every leaf on the bushes and trees to every stripe on the awning and every cross of the lattice. But best are the two figures: a (somewhat confused