One More Charming Old Birdlover's Naive Watercolor: Mr. Red Breasted Merganser James Thrall Soby making it look just like

making it look just like the real thing

equally lovely from both sides

[The other possibility I suppose would be a tintype of a portrait miniature

(here is some green of the grass and blue of the sky showing through my photos of the slide

craggily carved surface

One More Charming Old Birdlover's Naive Watercolor: Mr. Red Breasted Merganser James Thrall Soby making it look just likeThe last of these wonderful old bird watercolors today, this "Mr. Red Breasted Merganser," executed at 1 4 life size scale, the only of the lot done on repurposed paper from an old drawing lessons notebook, so feeling like its own special thing and what a charmer he is! Clearly invested with much love, and bird knowledge! Wonderful. 6 1 8" x 5 5 8" and in good condition.