Mixed Media Painting on Paper of Cozy Houses in Hilly Landscape Nauyat carving Born Cyprien-Noé Cyr in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville

Born Cyprien-Noé Cyr in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville

and just wish I had the whole alphabet

Here is a whole bunch of them (the first two photos document the whole set included)

I just love the little boy in blue and white striped jumper pouring salt on a chicken on the front of the vintage Cerebos salt tin

I rather like that he didn't just stick to birds found in Maine

Mixed Media Painting on Paper of Cozy Houses in Hilly Landscape Nauyat carving Born Cyprien-Noé Cyr in Saint-Cyprien-de-NapiervilleI pulled this one out of a deep pile of old letters and clippings and assorted odds and ends, and really loved its combination of looseness and specificity, especially love the little white houses with red chimneys nestled cozily amid rolling hills. Clearly a specific place with the directional key at upper left, and definitely with some age, executed on paper in what I think is a combination of oil paint maybe gouache too, I'm not entirely sure. 10 7