Buck with Bright Eyes and Soaring Antlers, Beautifully Rendered 19th Century Graphite Drawing painting of apples One might not think these

One might not think these to be my sort of thing

crooked neck Knickerbocker stoneware beer bottle that I listed and sold last week

then laid down on lined paper

A nice hinged Chinese cloisonné box

Quite a cast of characters whatever the case

Buck with Bright Eyes and Soaring Antlers, Beautifully Rendered 19th Century Graphite Drawing painting of apples One might not think theseI'm continuing to dig out of a stack of paper acquired from a favorite PA paper dealer when I was down for the Allentown show nice when you have a pile that keeps delighting you as you pull from it, with this stag greeting me square in the eye! Beautifully rendered in graphite and jumping right off the page, as if just startled in the woods and now acutely attentive, determining whether to flee. Feels like both portrait and metaphor. 6 5 8" x 5 1 2",