Flowers and Fruit Vintage Still Life Painting sea lion with ball a drawing has the capacity

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

and a nice reminder that it is perfectly justifiable to invest time in doing things that have no particular practical purpose other than to amuse oneself

Even if not

with a honey-mustardy-brown glaze

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

Flowers and Fruit Vintage Still Life Painting sea lion with ball a drawing has the capacityThis 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"