Early Pennsylvania Folk Art Watercolor, Leaves and Bloom in marionette The house on the hill

The house on the hill in the distance

and that perhaps the large ball in his large hands is a metaphor for the world

'tis true--there were mugs

citing a website by Thompson relative Annette Patterson

these Gunther Wagner oil crayons in great wooden original box date to sometime prior to the late 1930s

Early Pennsylvania Folk Art Watercolor, Leaves and Bloom in marionette The house on the hillA beautiful small 19th c. Pennsylvania folk art watercolor in rich brown and pink colors made I think not from pigments in a watercolor set, but rather from fruits of the earth. Simple, but to my eye pretty much a perfect thing, with the delicate arching sprigs, tiny berries and detailing on the bloom just the right floruishes. 4 7 8 t x 3 1 2and in very good condition, mid 19th c. I believe.