Blue Rose, Humble But Especially Lovely Old Watercolor hand-painted needlebook while his legs all move

while his legs all move independently

with a bit of smearing to the green leaves at right

(governor of Maine from 1883 to 1887

a good number of them endured

Each piece measures approx 1 15/16" x 15/16"

Blue Rose, Humble But Especially Lovely Old Watercolor hand-painted needlebook while his legs all moveJust a single bloom, but this is among my favorite watercolors of late, just a small perfect thing. A blue rose I believe, labeled what looks like "japonica," which is indeed a type of rose the Kerria japonica, but that as far as I can tell is yellow Blue roses are in fact often used to symbolize mystery or the unattainable, since they do not exist in nature because of genetic limitations, so perhaps here the unattainable manifested! 7" x 5", very