"Prehistoric Bear", Mary Gerken's Charming Vintage Naive Ink Drawing on Card grammar book And the two sets of

And the two sets of rings--perfectly imperfect in their not exactly centered placement on the not quite a perfect circle board--turn the whole thing into something of a target

with sculpted then hand-painted features

and absolutely love the composition here

It's great from every angle

"Prehistoric Bear", Mary Gerken's Charming Vintage Naive Ink Drawing on Card grammar book And the two sets ofA very empathetic creature I'd say, simply described as a "prehistoric bear" on reverse. Looks pretty snuggly to me, despite those giant claws! Especially good with that long tongue hanging out. And the density and energy of all that fine black ink mark making really does it for me. 11 3 4" x 9 1 4", black ink on cardboard. A few scattered stains, minor bumps creases to board at far lower corners, and a bit more creasing wear at upper right corner of