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a drawing has the capacity to cut to the chase and nail a truth with alacrity

with no apparent wear at all to the interior and just slight scratching to the surface

was founded in 1985 in Western Oregon by a husband and wife team with strong interests in craft and American craft traditions

I am not sure the original purpose of this little lidded box

Flowers and Fruit Vintage Still Life Painting sea lion with ball Even if notThis flea market found oil painting on canvas catches me off guard every time I look at it: the reverberation between those bright orange oranges and that terrific off key green background gives it a startling pop; it just completely jumps off the wall. I don't know that the artist it is signed Elysik was a great painter, but I think their sense of color was pretty fantastic, and this painting, no small feat, feels totally alive. It measures 16"x20"