Very Last of the Old Birdlover's Watercolors: Hooded Merganser rosse pottery with thick expressionistic strokes of

with thick expressionistic strokes of deep blue glaze against white body lending lots of energy

I found this one along with an original pink triangle pin and a 1983 Christopher Street Liberation Day pin (the predecessor to the Gay Pride Parade)

or ethnicity (though there surname Shulka is Northern Indian) but she looks to me wise and interesting

and with a really nice warm patina

which I really want to see planted with a few crocus or other early spring flowers

Very Last of the Old Birdlover's Watercolors: Hooded Merganser rosse pottery with thick expressionistic strokes ofTruly the very last few today from a great bunch of old naive watercolor of birds done by someone long ago who was quite serious about his birds! Each and every one of them a charmer I think, this one portraying a proud Red Breasted Merganser, with wonderfully careful hand written attribution. 7" x 5" and in very good condition.