Ducks and Grouse (I think), James Adaire, Spring Grove PA, c. 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing acrylic on panel Useful as pedestals

Useful as pedestals

It's a good week when I get to dig through some piles of unpicked snapshots

The black paper could certainly be cut to separate the two roosters

I particularly like how tense our boy looks

it definitely has a lot of years on it

Ducks and Grouse (I think), James Adaire, Spring Grove PA, c. 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing acrylic on panel Useful as pedestalsA final two by a young J. H Adaire of Spring Grove, PA today, this one c. 1905 I bought and sold a handful a month or two ago, then went back to the seller to scoop up a handful more; just my sort of naive drawings. I really love postures and colors and patterning on these birds, which I take for a grouse and a pair of ducks, marching in opposite directions, like two vignettes observed from around the farm. 8 3 4" x 5 7 8". Paper a bit brittle; I