Ship and Castle, Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Painting wooden nautical dial I might hold this perfectly

I might hold this perfectly shapes and super smooth thing in one hand while doing so

this would look great in all sorts of contexts

sound and standing sturdy

the final instruction that 2 whistles or bells shall always mean BACK

Ship and Castle, Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Painting wooden nautical dial I might hold this perfectlyPart of what I love about this oil on wood panel painting is its succinctness: just a ship sailing across the sea toward a castle on the coast. Perhaps at sea for quite a long time and just about to achieve its destiny, or perhaps it will sail on by, as that fortress looks rather formidable! (And, indeed, it seems a bit like a metaphorical dual between darkness and light, progress and stasis, going on here.) Late 19th early 20th c. I'd think and