Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand storage tins Syroco was founded in 1890

Syroco was founded in 1890 in Syracuse

used for shaping sheet metal

if you are like me

is just stunning

Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand storage tins Syroco was founded in 1890I 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