James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 equestrian watercolor Much more recently he gained

Much more recently he gained a black painted wooden base into which the metal post at his bottom end will fit

and mouth (with teeth

It's a useful one

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

The larger of the bowls measures 6 1/4" wide x 3 1/8" tall with an opening 4" in diameter

James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 equestrian watercolor Much more recently he gainedI 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