Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand storage tins swimming amidst reeds at the

swimming amidst reeds at the center of its front

Syroco was founded in 1890 in Syracuse

giving the piece a great dynamism

and I think the polka dot and striped patterns

Peachy orange on the interior

Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand storage tins swimming amidst reeds at theI spotted this watercolor high on the wall at an antique shop in Manchester, NH, and was immediately smitten. Though clearly posed, this young man seems wonderfully at ease, and quite dreamy, as if he's just woken from a nap, hair still tousled. There is such a warmth and intimacy to it that I'd guess the painter, Mary Rand, was this boy's mother, though I have no idea. I love that she chose to omit any context other than the mat and pillow upon which