Brilliantly Colored Bird and Berries, Unusual Early Tinsel Painting in Original Frame snowy landscape and a fun one--from the

and a fun one--from the days when riddles were high entertainment

though it seems perfectly stable

Valentine's Day is a ways off

corresponding to how it was matted (all to the good

I love that it is blue

Brilliantly Colored Bird and Berries, Unusual Early Tinsel Painting in Original Frame snowy landscape and a fun one--from theFinding this one made me realize how rare it is to come across an early folk art tinsel painting of a bird I've since found a few examples out there, notably in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, but certainly there are hundreds of urns of flowers and fruit for every bird on branch! And what a bird, neck and breast and tail feathers a colorful, scalloped patchwork of shimmery foils showing through the reverse painted glass. And those red