Mallard Duck, Old Birdlover's Watercolor drawing of birds Oil on stretched canvas

Oil on stretched canvas

Small cube is solid

to nicely shaped legs and hooves

Plenty of toning

magical feeling

Mallard Duck, Old Birdlover's Watercolor drawing of birds Oil on stretched canvasA few more this week from a larger set of wonderful old naive watercolors birds, done by someone long ago who clearly loved their birds. With carefully handwritten in capital letters attributions on each that I think makes them extra good. I have to think the Mallard held a special place in the heart of the maker, given a watery background with tree, and painterly grass underfoot, that distinguishes it a bit from the others. Lovely. 6 1 8" x 4 1 2"