Found Marsh’s spirits bottle! The Deranged Cousins, my favorite Edward Gorey story. Supposedly inspired by his cousins’ Cape Cod house on the marsh. My first encounter with him was at a diner where I worked as a teenager. He frequented it often, and one day as he was sitting reading (I kid you not)The Black Flag of Anarchy, I approached him w my worn copy of Amphigorey. I was a huge fan. I love your work, Can you please sign this? I nervously asked. He smiled a little, I don’t remember what he said, prob oh sure, and signed it. He was also prob a little perturbed I found him out at some inconspicuous diner. Years later I lost that book somewhere, whoever now has it, ye be cursed! But I have other items signed so I guess it’s okay!
#edwardgorey #derangedcousins #capecod #barnstable #oldbottles #vintagebottles #vintageliquor #marshouse #capecodcottage
In the spirit of my snake post, here’s a wonderful illustration from an old copy of The Jungle Book I picked up at a yard sale.
#junglebook #rudyardkipling #kaa #india #indiansnakes #cobra #vintageillustration #fritzeichenberg
A wee bit of New Orleans. First time, hopefully not last.
#nola #neworleans #restaurant #southlife #frenchmarket #oldcars
Double happiness. Found these two coming out of my lanai, checking out the scene after a crazy rain.
#snakes #blacksnakes #racers #florida #tropical #floridaliving
Tantalizing thalis on the road. Mmm good!
#indianfood #thali #vegatarianfood #texas
Florida found me in Colorado. Even the hat stands have South Beach Deco colors!
#vintageflorida #vintageglasses #vintagemaps #vintagehatstands #vintageplanters #pinkflamingo #floridagardening #vintagehomedecor #floridakitsch #deco #southbeach #vintagepottery
The kid’s new thrift store finds. Might have to take this bar tray back with me.
#vintagebar #vintagepainting #thriftstorefinds #vintagedecor #vintagetray #vintagecocktails #vintagerecords
Found these fun vintage cross-stitches in my travels. My son made fun of them, until I placed them in his bathroom. Perfect.
#vintage #vintagehomedecor #vintageembroidery #crossstitch #vintagepastoral #vintagewalldecor #medievalart
Play football! Neat old football game at the Hotel Boulderado in Boulder.
#football #antiquegames #vintagearcade #bouldercolorado
Sway with me, everything sad …
Sketching on the iPad.
#charlesbukowski #sailboats #seascape #procreate #sailing #coastaldecor #sea #vintagenautical
Fun w frames. Excuse the feets.
#vintageframes #vintagetropical #vintageparrot #gouldprint #vintagebamboo #vintagebirds #vintagestyle
Dutch Day or Swedish Swag to get you out of the doldrums. Works for me, sort of …
#vintagedutch #vintagescandinavian #vintageswedish #swedishhorse #dutchgırl #dalahorse #vintageinteriors #vintagecolors
A couple of new little seascapes up in my shop now, see link in bio. Fun frames & bad glares! Ahoy!
#originalseascape #smallpaintings #seascape #antiqueseascape #daguerreotype #framedpainting #coastaldecor #newenglandart #seascapepaintings #capecodart
Having a little sake over in my shop. Did I say sake? Meant, hiccup, sale… maybe I’ll send a little sake w each sale! So be a gullible gull and head over…link in bio.
#artsale #nauticalpaintings #vintagenautical #nauticalart #coastaldecor #instasale #sailboatpainting #seascapes
And then they were married, Frog wore a veil of hibiscus and Paul’s head was forever lost in the jade garden.
#garden #florida #hibiscus #gardenstatue #frog #gardenfrog
A few miniature seascape prints in my shop. Check it out!
#seascape #seascapepainting #artprints #framedprints #vintagenautical #nauticalprints #newenglandart #capecod #sailboatart #beachscape
Pensive & pelt. My next band and album cover.
#cats #vintagelithograph #vintagewoman #vintageframes #paintedframe #pelts #vintagealbums #albumcover
Vikings for likings, said the horse of course. And other sundries for Sundays. All goods coming to my shop. Horse vase sold.
#vintagevase #vintagehorse #vikings #vintagebookends #nautical #nospillmug #vintagenautical #vintagejapanese #vintagehome #vintagestyle #vintagemexico #mexicanpottery #vintagepottery #vintagecandleholder
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
#vintageirish #vintageplaque #vintagewood #kitsch #vintagekitchen #stpaddysday #stpatricksday
This photo came up in my FB memories. A little sleeping dog I took a pic of in Delhi over two years ago. Haven’t been back since then because of covid. Hopefully in winter.
#delhi #dogs #newdelhi #india #streetdogs #connaughtplace
First time I ever polished my old clam shell measuring rings (proper name?) I bought years ago. But I don’t have any clams to measure. So it goes, as Kurt Vonnegut said. NFS. Incidentally he managed a Saab dealer on rte 6A on the Cape in the ‘50’s. I bet he sat measuring clams in between writing.
#clams #clamrings #shellfish #vintagebrass #vintagenautical #vintagefish #paintedfish #vintagecapecod #vintagenewengland #kurtvonnegut
(SOLD)Little seascape I painted and framed in half of an antique Daguerreotype frame. Bought some at an auction recently. Some were intact, others not. Normally I’d keep the frames w the old photos but one was damaged, the others not Daguerreotype photos & not interesting. Maybe my photographer father is cursing me from heaven, or wherever he is now or maybe he’d approve, who knows. Listed in my shop.
#antiqueframe #daguerreotype #oldframes #vintageframes #seascapepainting #vintageseascape #nauticalart #sailboatpainting
Clearing out some vintage odds & ends. Prob putting up in my shop later, or DM if interested in any! Selling the cookbooks as a set.
#vintagenautical #vintagesailor #vintageboat #vintageplates #daisy #daisyplates #vintagecooking #vintagecookbooks #chinoiserie #japaneseplates #nospillmug
Found some nice old 60’s Asimov Foundation books, love the covers. Saving for my son, who’s a sci-fi fan!
#scifi #asimov #vintagebooks #vintagebookcovers #vintagescifi #foundation #asimovfoundation #donivanpunchatz
(SOLD)Some new paintings. The frames are vintage and really fun! The first is brass w patina, the second a raised, wooden square frame (tiny!) with lots of detail. Listed in the shop. SOLD- Raised frame.
#antiqueframe #metalframe #framedpainting #framedseascape #cottagedecorating #cottagestyle #seascape #vintageseascape #newenglandstyle
Just before the pandemic hit I started fiddling w these ‘60’s educational cutouts & doing some cartoons. It was a lot of fun. I can’t seem to part with these vintage sets, maybe one day…
#cartoons #vintagecutouts #vintageeducational #midcenturymodern #midcentury #1960s #vintagestyle
An old valentine my grandfather gave to his mother. Or possibly from my great grandfather to my great grandmother? One of the two. Love the signature.
#vintagevalentines #valentines #vintagecards #vintagecards #vintageemphemera
The waves are weary of the crew - the curses, the grog, their filthy stew. But the sailors still sail and grovel at night, dead drunk til morning, ready for flight. New little seascape in vintage frame. Listed in my shop.
#vintagenautical #nauticalart #originalart #coastaldecor #cottagedecorating #sailboatpainting #capecod #italianpictureframe #vintagecapecod
#fishfriday #vintagescandinavian #vintagefish #vintagemexican #vintagepottery
You died, dear ol’ banana leaves, but round the corner reprieve …
#tropical #banana #bananaleaves #florida
My grandfather’s birth announcement, so funny. I guess I could retroactively do one for my son…
#vintagebirthannouncement #vintagebaby #vintagebirthday #itsaboy
Finally got around to reframing this older painting in a snazzy vintage frame. Up in the shop!
#boar #wildboar #wildboarart #pigpainting #folkart #frenchpainting #originalart #originalwatercolor #cottagedecor #farmhousedecor #farmhousestyle
Do I look fat? Sister Bea thought as she looked into her tiny full length mirror. Isn’t black slimming? Oh, but Sister Jo insisted it was so… Ok it’s a terrible rainy cold day here, just trying to liven it up…
#vintagenun #vintagepocketmirror #vintagemirror #vintagedolls
Don’t be gullible, cried Cullible the cranky gull and he swooped down and stole Mullible’s herring. A couple of new seagull paintings in vintage wooden frames. 6” x 6 1/2. Listed in my shop.
#seagulpainting #seagull #nauticaldecor #vintagenautical #beachhousestyle #beachhousedecor #capecodhome #gull #vintagenautical #originalart #instaart #seabirds #coastaldecor #newenglandhome
