"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 antique 12 inch ruler And then this curly wool

And then this curly wool hair--or maybe meant to be a cap

This one I believe is more than a hundred years old and really beautifully done

(And I love the Russian doll sort of nesting effect

and believe they date to the 1940s or so

and there are more around the top

"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 antique 12 inch ruler And then this curly woolAt first I thought it was a mirror rather than a painting propped up against what I presume is the house or maybe garage and that illusionism is part of what I love about this snapshot, making one want to peer into the painting to catch the reflection of the person taking the photo. But instead it is a soldier on his bed looking back at us, and two more beds behind him, creating a sort of ad infinitum sense of space, which heightens the overall