Black and White Boxer Dog Folk Art Wooden Cutout burmese lacquer different on each side

different on each side

makes them as fine as any I've seen

Or turn it upside down--it sits squarely on the ears and snout--and use it as a vase or even as a planter

one was to complete decorative painting exercises in advance of applying them to objects

There is a terrific directness but also specificity of the print

Black and White Boxer Dog Folk Art Wooden Cutout burmese lacquer different on each sideSuch a fantastically graphic paint job on this old wooden cutout boxer, made even better by the free hand painting of his eyes and paws. I really love that he is constructed of three pieces one for the front portion, one for the hind, and then a thin strip at the waist holding them together. I might guess this and perhaps also the round hole in his cheek indicate that he was constructed from wood salvaged from something else, but I'm not totally sure;