Slow Line Strokes, Satisfying (and a bit Raymond Pettibon-esque) Ink on Board Drawing pitbull portrait still showing a pattern of

still showing a pattern of little flowers all along the horseshoe

very late 18th/very early 19th century

quite resolved

which makes it extra special

with wonderful strong and bold color

Slow Line Strokes, Satisfying (and a bit Raymond Pettibon-esque) Ink on Board Drawing pitbull portrait still showing a pattern ofThis is much better than photos convey there's a real energy and palpability to the inked mark making, and a real sense of immediacy to the whole thing; I actually tried for several minutes to walk away from it, because it was not inexpensive, but I simply could not! I find something quite poetic and metaphorical feeling about the phrase "slow line strokes," too, and the hand that wrote it and drew these lines feels very Ray Pettibon in manner to me.