Shields Landon (S.L) Jones Portrait of a Woman in Blue Blouse mid-century nutcracker The eyes on the wonderfully

The eyes on the wonderfully carved

and it is unmarked

While it is almost concealed

Large enough to feel substantial but small enough to fit anywhere (or to carry with you from room to room

Shields Landon (S.L) Jones Portrait of a Woman in Blue Blouse mid-century nutcracker The eyes on the wonderfullyI wasn't familiar with the work of Shields Landon Jones (b. Indian Mills, WV 1901; died Hinton, WV 1997) when I found this drawing I just completely fell in love with her face! but have learned a bit about him since, and quite an interesting artist, and human, he seems to have been. The Smithsonian Museum of Art (among many other institutions including the American Folk Art Museum) has a terrific collection of his work, which included both fabulous