Flycatcher on Flowering Branch, Oil on Board Signed M Pahl, 1974 whalers which I think just adds

which I think just adds to its appeal

It is in excellent vintage condition

and the sun's a cheerful shade of yellow

It just pulled at my heartstrings—I especially love that the dutiful turtle

a renowned Nova Scotia-based Canadian carver who became known in the 1960s for his sleek

Flycatcher on Flowering Branch, Oil on Board Signed M Pahl, 1974 whalers which I think just addsI've been finding myself attracted to not very skillfully painted vintage paintings of late, I think in significant part because they feel cozy and comforting and optimistic. And maybe also because I keep fantasizing about a great old farmhouse bathroom with clawfoot tub in which I'd spend half my time soaking, and in which they would feel completely at home. This sweet painting of a flycatcher (noted on the back of the painting) with long forked tail