Mixed Media Antique Folk Art Sandpaper Painting of Gentleman dolll scale or perhaps could be put

or perhaps could be put to use in a new way

she's wider) so thought best to keep them together

this one I believe is from a Scientific Heritage kit distributed by Offer Development Co

top hat at his feet

which is undesirable in most glazes but a highly desired one in shinos

Mixed Media Antique Folk Art Sandpaper Painting of Gentleman dolll scale or perhaps could be putI took a chance on this one, which I purchased online from a seller who did not know anything about it I was just immediately taken with the evocativeness of the portrait, which immediately reminded me of the powerful portraits of South African born, Amsterdam based contemporary artist Marlene Dumas. I should have guessed, as is the case, that the softness and mystery of it is due to the fact that it is a sandpaper painting a technique popular in the