Thickly Caked Large Old Wooden Painter's Palette old wooden horse and sent in 1910) was

and sent in 1910) was a happy surprise: "Apples are good

Among my personal favorites: “Alas

with turned wood handles

I first wanted to describe this small watercolor as serene

The pieces are made of thick wood

Thickly Caked Large Old Wooden Painter's Palette old wooden horse and sent in 1910) wasPerhaps the painter who used this palette made paintings on board that they rested right on it, forcing the use of the palette itself to the borders, where the paint build up is about 3 4 of an inch deep, creating a a nice edge for a panel to push up against. Or, perhaps they scraped and cleaned the rest away but left the border as history. In either case, pretty beautiful to me, and with a great sense of future possibility about it. 15 1 4" t x 12 1