Green Cat and Tussling Kittens, Marvelous 19th C. PA Naive Watercolor in Period Frame forest painting the older the better

the older the better

and then a few brown crayon lines for the ground and a pencil scribble or good measure

possess tremendous wisdom

or sometimes "persuader"--likely dates to the early 19th century

Green Cat and Tussling Kittens, Marvelous 19th C. PA Naive Watercolor in Period Frame forest painting the older the betterPure love. I paid a good bit for this one Pennsylvania, late ish 19th c. I believe, likely done by a schoolgirl but there was no way I could walk away from it, and I'll be very glad to keep it for myself That green cat! And those kittens! I am not sure if another (purple) kitten at left, or perhaps a little hen (?) with either a ball, or an egg (!) at its feet. To my eye, this is just about the purest embodiment of the joys of a naive folk watercolor