Large Stencil Painted Beetle on Masonite, From VFW Hall, Orrington, MA folk art seaplane A wonderful addition to a

A wonderful addition to a wall of portraits

which are woven into the sides of the basket

(I have found a few other examples featuring pencil written names like this

so could possibly be "after" his design

What I love most are the drawings on the inside covers- two crude smiling faces at front

Large Stencil Painted Beetle on Masonite, From VFW Hall, Orrington, MA folk art seaplane A wonderful addition to aI have no idea the story behind how this stencil spray painted beetle came to live in the VFW Hall in Orrington, Maine, but so it seems to have, as handwritten on the reverse, and at some point was stickered by the Orrington Historical Society. Whatever the case, a pretty great one I think, with those six stenciled legs making it look like a skeleton dancing. Just the right softness spatter to the spray painted edges, too. 13 1 8" w x 12 1 2" t, spray