Stella on The Beach with Kelp! Antique Real Photo Postcard faded antique sampler Graphite on board

Graphite on board

with a few spots along the left edge (I think probably rubber cement stains) and a couple of small smudges

lovely pale purple glaze

murals by Dows are permanent fixtures in post offices in Hyde Park and Rhinebeck

along with its warm

Stella on The Beach with Kelp! Antique Real Photo Postcard faded antique sampler Graphite on boardI love this image so much, and think I would have liked its star, Stella, even more! It is pretty fun to think about the process leading up to this photograph being taken was using a giant kelp as a dramatic prop fashion statement the idea from the beginning, or a last minute addition with the thought the image needed a little extra drama? Whatever the case, the kelp is quite brilliantly wrapped around her, looking rather like a giant squid giving her