M.C. 5 Cent Jones Watercolor Portrait of His Wife in Red and Blue menagrie with very thick

with very thick

A sweet little thing for the desk or shelf

I think handmade paper dolls have really not gotten their full due

With a crazy bright blue velvet interior that feels rather antithetical to the rest of it

painted the perfect red and with a great drippy #4 painted on the hood in creamy white

M.C. 5 Cent Jones Watercolor Portrait of His Wife in Red and Blue menagrie with very thickI purchased this painting from an online seller based on some not very good photos and worried it might have faded a bit, but no the color here is as rich and strong as it ever was, and I think this is just a marvelous portrait. It is the work of M. C. "5 Cent" Jones (1918 2003), and this I believe a portrait of his wife. A self taught artist who began painting after his retirement, Jones whose nickname derived from his diminutive stature, just about