Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand storage tins used for shaping sheet metal

used for shaping sheet metal

The wood on the face of the chest is in very good condition

swimming amidst reeds at the center of its front

if you are like me

giving the piece a great dynamism

Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand storage tins used for shaping sheet metalI spotted this watercolor high on the wall at an antique shop in Manchester, NH, and was immediately smitten. Though clearly posed, this young man seems wonderfully at ease, and quite dreamy, as if he's just woken from a nap, hair still tousled. There is such a warmth and intimacy to it that I'd guess the painter, Mary Rand, was this boy's mother, though I have no idea. I love that she chose to omit any context other than the mat and pillow upon which