James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 equestrian watercolor thus yielding wonderfully inky pools

thus yielding wonderfully inky pools of saturated color around its shoulders and neck

I removed the print from the frame I found it in

and mouth (with teeth

Though done as a mock-graphic for the U

or in a bathroom or on a vanity for holding rings

James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 equestrian watercolor thus yielding wonderfully inky poolsI love most anything trompe l'oeil but especially one achieved with such a small and simple gesture as this one, which gives the lovely little British seascape a clever twist. The seascape watercolor was actually cut out and mounted to the backing paper, with frame then painted around it, which adds another layer i. e., was the illusionistic turned corner at the top left corner and pin at lower left a later addition, or was the seascape always