Lot of Stencil Painted Toleware/Theorem Test Designs oceanic which combines many of my

which combines many of my favorite things: grids

The Chinese Mandarin

beautifully housed in what I might guess is her original frame

the moon and seven stars represent the never failing order of the universe and all of nature

with orange below suggesting the warm glows coming from within

Lot of Stencil Painted Toleware/Theorem Test Designs oceanic which combines many of myI bought these as a box full from a dealer in my neck of the woods, finding them quite lovely things, at least a handful of them frame worthy and others perhaps fodder for other things. I believe they were are practice efforts in advance of making theorem paintings or decorating tinware (tole painting) and incorporate a combination of painting done with stencils and by hand. Executed in a mix of metallics and color on black card board with a sheen to