Wonderful, Impressionistic Oil on Linen Rough and Rocky Seascape teacups with that wonderful blue jacket

with that wonderful blue jacket

with a bit of cloudiness to the black lacquer on the front of the box and a little bit of cracking to the lacquer on the underside of the box near the bottom edge

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

This is a lovely

Wonderful, Impressionistic Oil on Linen Rough and Rocky Seascape teacups with that wonderful blue jacketIf I saw this painting in a museum, I would covet it; I think it is just fantastic, veering into the realm of pure, painterly abstraction, but at the same time perfectly capturing the power and vastness of rough sea. The unusual vertical orientation evinces a sense of strata, all with equal intensity, from the water crashing against rocks, to a glimpse of what I assume is sky (and a curious, intense sky at that) to layers upon layers of choppy sea in