Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed japanese antomical model as if she is rather

as if she is rather lost and looking for guidance from above

And the joy of opening it to discover it goes on and on and on and on

I believe this oil on canvas painting is Bavarian--with a view of the Alps in the background

but what a wonderful

which has a sort of voluptuousness to it

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed japanese antomical model as if she is ratherSince finding a few late 18th century Shaw & Nodder engravings that had been marvelously enhanced by a second round of hand coloring at a slightly later date, I think I've been paying extra attention to how the hand coloring of prints can transform them quite dramatically. This is not a notable print by any means, but the watercoloring on it, specifically that blue, is fantastic, and makes it feel much more like a painting that a print. Feels like